An artificial intelligence-powered weather prediction system called Pangu is garnering a lot of attention globally as it aims to revolutionize weather forecasting. Pangu, created by Huawei in China, creates high-resolution global forecasts for locations roughly 27 kilometers apart generated in under 10 seconds. Tian Qi, the leader of Pangu’s research and development team, said it...
It was recently revealed that BBC’s weather app selects the gloomiest forecast when choosing forecast symbols for the day. MeteoGroup, the private-sector weather company that supplies forecasts for the BBC app and is now owned by DTN, confirmed that the weather symbol for the day reflects the weather conditions that are likely to have the...
Weather plays a vital role in the world of global energy trading and market trends. Energy trading involves buying, selling, and speculating on energy products such as electricity, natural gas, and crude oil. Some of the biggest parties involved in energy trading include energy producers, utility companies, and financial institutions, and there are a lot...
According to a new study, artificial intelligence weather forecasting models could improve the accuracy of flood forecasting. The new AI system is shown to be as accurate as, or more accurate than, current leading methods, providing earlier lead times and warning times of large flooding events. Human-caused climate change has increased the frequency of flooding...
On February 2nd, numerous rodents arose from their slumber to offer a weather prediction for either an early spring or six more weeks of winter. In one of our previous blogs, we shared the predictions of four groundhogs. Were their predictions correct? Let’s take a look. According to NCEI, the contiguous United States experienced its...
The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and the Met Office have been collaborating since the 1990s to develop ocean models that can increase weather forecasting capabilities. They recently extended their partnership contract another three years to continue work on one of their latest projects – underwater gliders. Cutting-edge underwater gliders operated by NOC will navigate through...
Although hurricane season does not officially start until June 1st, experts already have growing concerns for the upcoming hurricane season. Two key factors, the return of La Nina and historically warm water across the Atlantic Ocean, are ingredients for explosive tropical development in the Atlantic this year. The current El Nino pattern is forecast to...
Each year on February 2nd, thousands of people gather to watch rodents from around the country emerge from their sleep and offer a weather prediction. The most well-known is a groundhog from Pennsylvania named Punxsutawney Phil, who is claimed to have been making predictions since 1886, despite the lifespan of a wild groundhog being roughly...
As with the United States and Europe, forecast skill is typically best where persistence performs worst; in other words, it is easier for weather forecasters to improve upon persistence where the weather varies the most from day to day, given the technology we have to get a good idea about how weather will change. That...
The skill of Europe weather forecasts in 2022, relative to persistence (assuming that the same weather will continue for the next few days), was greatest in Belgium and immediate adjoining areas of France, Germany, and The Netherlands. This is the only area on the European continent that saw forecasts capture over 40% more temperatures and...
