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Floodwaters from Hurricane Katrina fill the streets near downtown New Orleans in August 2005. The storm caused enormous damage, displaced thousands of people and inspired a…

If you’ve ever taken even a cursory glance at a hurricane forecast, you’ve seen some version of the “cone of uncertainty.” It sounds like some other-dimensional…

Tom EspinerBBC business reporterGetty ImagesUK economic growth slowed between April and June, according to official figures, but was better than expected.The economy expanded by 0.3%, down…

CLIMATEWIRE | Artificial intelligence is showing promise when it comes to weather forecasting, but it still couldn’t predict the Texas floods.The best-performing weather models during the…

CLIMATEWIRE | The White House is rejecting assertions from Democrats and former NOAA officials that its cuts to weather and disaster spending contributed to the Texas…

CLIMATEWIRE | The catastrophic floods that struck central Texas on Friday show that accurate weather forecasts alone aren’t enough to save lives.The National Weather Service issued…

Daring Hurricane Hunter Flights Make Forecasts More Accurate. But They Could Face CutsNOAA’s Hurricane Hunter airplane missions significantly increase the accuracy of hurricane forecasts, but President…

Accurate weather forecasts are not just vital for planning our daily lives but knowing about upcoming severe weather can help us to change our behaviour, save…

Let’s imagine for a second that the impressive pace of AI progress over the past few years continues for a few more. In that time period,…