A woman in a Jan. 11 Facebook video (direct link, archive link) shows news headlines about the deep freeze that hit the country in January. “Remember the cold winter that Biden had talked about?" the ...
Extreme weather events are increasing, and utilities and customers alike are feeling the impact. According to Climate Central, the United States has experienced a 67% increase in major power outages ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A fanfare of music has been alerting Pioneer Courthouse Square visits of the day’s weather forecast for more than 35 years. Unsuspecting spectators look in awe and confusion as ...
Meteorologists and other environmental scientists rely on numerical forecast models to aid in developing a weather outlook. These models, such as the American GFS model and European ECMWF model, use ...
Machine learning models are taking over in the field of weather forecasting, from a quick “how long will this rain last” to a 10-day outlook, all the way out to century-level predictions. The ...
Hurricane Lee wasn’t bothering anyone in early September, churning far out at sea somewhere between Africa and North America. A wall of high pressure stood in its westward path, poised to deflect the ...
Disastrous hurricanes. Widespread droughts and wildfires. Withering heat. Extreme rainfall. It is hard not to conclude that something’s up with the weather, and many scientists agree. It’s the result ...
In research that could improve weather forecasting and winter driving safety, a University of Michigan-led study distinguished nine distinct precipitation types—varieties of rain, snow and mixed-phase ...