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DeepMind AI predicts weather more accurately than existing forecasts
Today’s weather forecasts rely on simulations that require a lot of computing power Petrovich9/Getty Images/iStockphoto Google DeepMind claims…
Can Artificial Rain, Drones, or Satellites Clean Toxic Air?
Amid all of these concerns, the city has been turning to drones to monitor pollution hotspots, in addition…
How the World Can Cope Better With Extreme Rainfall and Flooding
According to Bodoque, we need to improve flood-risk mapping too. There is a need to characterize vulnerability holistically,…
Plumes of pollution from big factories can make it snow
Factory aerosols can transform the clouds above Getty Images/iStockphoto Plumes of pollution from large factories can trigger snowfall…
Microplastics Could Be Making the Weather Worse
THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Clouds form when water vapor—an invisible…
South Sudan May See the First Permanent Mass Displacement Due to Climate Change
THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Enormous floods have once again engulfed…
The Cost of Lightning | WIRED
It was the terrible prospect of lightning one day striking the historic windmill that troubled Andrew Farrell. A…
Why Super Typhoons Like Yagi Are More Common Than You’d Think
The year’s first super typhoon erupted over the steamy waters of the western Pacific Ocean on Thursday as…
The Atlantic has been suspiciously quiet this hurricane season
Hurricane Beryl was one of only three hurricanes in the Atlantic basin so far this season NASA Earth…
A Rare Coincidence of La Niña Events Will Weaken Hurricane Season
While much weaker than their Pacific counterpart, Atlantic Niñas can, however, partially counteract La Niñas by weakening summer…