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NCAR scientists recruiting the public to help ground-truth hurricane risk app
A team of researchers is test-piloting the first phase of a web application that will ultimately allow users to get tailored information about the likely storm impacts at their specific locations, including information on the likelihood of high winds, when those winds will arrive, and how much damage they may cause to their homes.
- Weather
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GPUs open the potential to forecast urban weather for drones and air taxis
Scientists at NCAR have demonstrated that a new kind of model built entirely to run on graphical processing units, or GPUs, has the potential to produce useful, street-level forecasts of atmospheric flow in urban areas using far fewer computing resources and on a timeline that makes real-time weather forecasting for drones and other urban aircraft plausible.
- Weather
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Heat-related symptoms affected one-quarter of Americans during summer of 2020
More than one-quarter of the U.S. population suffered from exposure to extreme heat during the pandemic summer of 2020, surveys show.
- Climate,
- Weather
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Bushfires, not pandemic lockdowns, had biggest impact on global climate in 2020
The smoke from devastating Australian bushfires cooled the planet in 2020 and pushed tropical thunderstorms northward.
- Climate,
- Weather
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5G wireless networks threaten weather forecasts, NCAR expert tells Congress
NCAR Associate Director William Mahoney testified in Congress today about the need to protect radio frequencies that are needed for weather forecasts and understanding the climate system.
- Climate,
- Data,
- Weather