UN coalition to unveil weather and climate data observation fund at COP26
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the UN Environment Programme…
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University of Hawaiʻi awarded US$1.3m grant to roll out weather station network
The US National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the University of Hawaiʻi (UH) at Mānoa…
SpaceX wins contract to launch NOAA’s GOES-U weather satellites
NASA has selected Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, California, to provide launch services for…
X-band Doppler radar to provide severe weather nowcasting for northernmost India
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has begun operating a new X-band Doppler weather radar in…
Biral completes installation of lightning warning system at North Sea wind farm
Meteorological specialist Biral has been contracted by Netherlands-based Observator Instruments to install and test its…
Earth Networks and NiMet to develop storm detection capabilities across Nigeria
Weather intelligence provider Earth Networks has partnered with the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) to deploy…
GOES-R satellite imagery combined with AI to predict future lightning strikes
The University of Wisconsin’s Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) has used artificial intelligence…
Météorage and Radarmeteo join forces to distribute lightning and thunderstorm services in Italy
Météorage, a subsidiary of Météo-France, and Radarmeteo, a provider of professional meteorological services, have teamed…
Vaisala data reveals significant decrease in lightning activity in US
Using industry-leading detection accuracy and unparalleled data history dating back more than 30 years, Vaisala…
Microsite goes live for Biral’s BTD-200 thunderstorm detection system
Meteorological equipment specialist Biral has launched a new microsite for its BTD-200 lightning warning system.…