US weather-related disasters account for half of natural disaster losses globally
US weather-related disasters have been identified as the dominant natural disaster losses in 2021, according…
Browsing: Rainfall
Deforestation of West African coastal areas linked to increase in flash floods and thunderstorms
Greater thunderstorm frequency arising from deforestation near several West African coastal cities is thought to…
Biral visibility sensors to be used at Dutch offshore wind farm
Meteorological equipment specialist Biral is supplying 140 of its SWS-050 visibility sensors to be used…
China opens collaborative research center in Shanghai dedicated to typhoons
The China Meteorological Administration (CMA) has officially inaugurated the Asia-Pacific Typhoon Collaborative Research Center (AP-TCRC)…
Widespread and intense wildfires set new emission records in 2021
A year of intense and prolonged wildfires has resulted in an estimated 1,760 megatons of…
Weathernews tests latest high-speed meteorological radar technology
Japanese weather information platform Weathernews has installed its new high-frequency compact weather radar in Yachimata…
WMO discusses hydrological monitoring system for India’s GBM river basin
The WMO has met with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to hold a regional workshop…
More than 80 meteorologists receive radar training to anticipate flash floods in South Asia
Representatives from around the world have attended a virtual event to discuss and share the…
NASA backs Earth science mission to study tropical storm behavior
US space agency NASA has announced the launch of a new Earth science mission that…
French research team launches stratospheric balloons to measure atmosphere along intertropical zone
A partnership led by French space agency CNES and France’s national scientific research center CNRS…