1. Predicting flu season: Photo of people wearing face masks

    Predicting flu season

    Techniques used in weather and climate forecasting are helping to predict peak flu outbreaks.

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  2. Winter driving on I-84 at Meacham Hill, Oregon

    New technology targets slick winter roads

    Three states are deploying snowplows this winter with custom-designed sensors to better monitor weather and road conditions.

    • Weather

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  3. Moving a vlliage: Aerial view of Kivalina, Alaska, USA

    Moving a village

    Some Native American communities in Alaska and Louisiana are planning to relocate entire villages because of climate change. What are the obstacles they face?

    • Climate

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  4. Finance and weather/climate risk: water-vapor satellite image from Midwest tornado outbreak, Nov 17, 2013

    Weather, climate information essential for financial decision makers

    Maximizing returns on financial investments depends on accurately accounting for weather and climate risks, new report concludes.

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  5. Forecasts of long-lived wildfires: June 2010 fire in Great Sand Dunes National Park

    Scientists nearing forecasts of long-lived wildfires

    Using new satellite data, scientists have developed a technique that may produce continually updated, 24-hour predictions of wildfire growth throughout the lifetime of long-lived blazes.

    • Weather

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