Bushfires, not pandemic lockdowns, had biggest impact on global climate in 2020
When a team of scientists began analyzing events that influenced the world’s climate in 2020,…
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A new decade for impact-based forecasting for the humanitarian sector
We know that investing in early action is worth it, both in terms of lives…
Risks to the UK from climate change now higher than ever, says major new report
On Wednesday June 16, 2021, the Climate Change Committee (CCC) published its Independent Assessment of…
Seasonal outlook brings challenges to the aviation industry, says DTN’s VP of weather operations
Although winter is typically the season known for creating havoc in aviation, there are warm-weather…
Getting more meteorological data from descending radiosondes
In recent years, national meteorological institutes have expressed more interest in using the descent phase…
Forecasting rainfall using commercial microwave links from cellular communication networks
Information on where, when and how much rain will fall in the coming hours is…
Worldwide weather: why local forecasting needs global data from nanosatellites
A weather buoy floating in the Pacific Ocean northwest of Hawaii has a remarkable connection…
How NPL’s STAR facility will support climate monitoring from space
With domestic policy committing the UK to achieving net zero emissions by 2050, and by…
Carbon dioxide levels continue at record levels, despite Covid-19 lockdown
The industrial slowdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic has not curbed record levels of greenhouse…
Phased-array weather radar can improve weather observations and the timeliness of warnings
Meso- and microscale weather events, such as tornadoes, microbursts and severe thunderstorms, usually change rapidly…