Important Innovations

  New Machine Learning Algorithms Spot Lightning Days Before Other WX Systems Do                                       Source:  Stock Lightning Images New AI System to Forecast Lightning and More There are few things more difficult to track and predict than the dynamic forces of nature that result in real-time weather.  Now, researchers at the University of Washington have invented an artificial intelligence, machine learning system that results in earlier and more precise weather forecasting.  The team started their artificial intelligence system with weather reports and data on lightning which is one of the most destructive and unpredictable forces of nature.  An example of the destructive force of unpredictable lightning is the massive 2020 California Lightning Complex fire that resulted in nearly 470,000 acres of total fire devastation and 23 deaths.  Early forecasting of that severe lightning event could have facilitated earlier fire preparation and possibly earlier containment.  

  New Machine Learning Algorithms Spot Lightning Days Before Other WX Systems Do                                       Source:  Stock Lightning Images New AI System to Forecast Lightning and More There are few things more difficult to track and predict than the dynamic forces of nature that result in real-time weather.  Now, researchers at the University of Washington have invented an artificial intelligence, machine learning system that results in earlier and more precise weather forecasting.  The team started their artificial intelligence system with weather reports and data on lightning which is one of the most destructive and unpredictable forces of nature.  An example of the destructive force of unpredictable lightning is the massive 2020 California Lightning Complex fire that resulted in nearly 470,000 acres of total fire devastation and 23 deaths.  Early forecasting of that severe lightning event could have facilitated earlier fire preparation and possibly earlier containment.  

  Google DeepMind AI Accurately Forecasts the Weather                                     Source:  DeepMind AI & London Brand New, Breakthrough Weather Forecasting System Weather forecasting historically has been very challenging and too frequently inaccurate.  The primary reason is the many variables that play a major role in the outcomes because of the volatile nature of the atmosphere.  Enter Google DeepMind AI which provides a new, high accuracy way to predict weather forecasts. Google DeepMind AI Accurate in Short Term WX Forecasts Learning based AI systems from DeepMind, which is based in London, are making real progress in expertly predicting short-term weather changes.  Researchers at DeepMind have been able to accurately predict the location and probability of rainfall within a 90 minute timeframe. DGMR's Highly Advanced Technology The new system has been developed by Google and the United Kingdom's meteorological office. DeepMind's prediction model Deep Genera

  Google AI System Accurately Forecasts Rain in 2 Hours                                     Source:  DeepMind AI & London Brand New, Breakthrough Weather Forecasting System Weather forecasting historically has been very challenging and too frequently inaccurate.  The primary reason is the many variables that play a major role in the outcomes because of the volatile nature of the atmosphere.  Enter Google DeepMind AI which provides a new, high accuracy way to predict weather forecasts. Google DeepMind AI Accurate in Short Term WX Forecasts Learning based AI systems from DeepMind, which is based in London, are making real progress in expertly predicting short-term weather changes.  Researchers at DeepMind have been able to accurately predict the location and probability of rainfall within a 90 minute timeframe. DGMR's Highly Advanced Technology The new system has been developed by Google and the United Kingdom's meteorological office. DeepMind's prediction model Deep Gene

  Hewlett Packard & Oak Ridge National Lab                                                                                               Source: NASA                                    One of the World's Most Advanced Weather Forecasting Systems With the back to back, forecast-defying storms we've been getting in North America and elsewhere in the world, the prospect of much more precise weather forecasting is of great appeal.  Hewlett Packard Enterprises just announced that it is helping the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Lab build and utilize a pair of extremely high performance supercomputers to model and forecast the weather with much greater precision.  The system is primarily for the US Air Force's Weather Service for global military operations. Supercomputer Weather Forecasts The supercomputers are operating at the Oak Ridge National Lab and are powered by HP's Cray EX technology.  They even have names "Miller" and "Fawbush&qu

Europe's Record Smashing Heat Threatens Greenland Ice Sheet Source:  NASA - Greenland Ice Sheet World's Second Largest Ice Sheet Melting Europe has been sweltering under a heat wave that has smashed temperature records.  The heat wave is now travelling toward Greenland.  The United Nations is warning that the world's second largest ice sheet is in the cross-hairs of extremely hot air and threatened. Smashing Ice The UN is warning that the hot air headed to Greenland is "absolutely incredible".  It's been moving up from North Africa this summer to Europe.  Temperatures in parts of Europe have hit record highs and surpassed them by 2, 3, 4 degrees Celsius, which is incredible.  That mass of hot air is now travelling northward to Greenland. Global Climate System The US is warning of high temperatures in Greenland and increased melting of the ice sheet.  They think it could result in record low ice levels, at or below levels set in 2012.  Greenland&#

China's Robot Ship World's 1st Robot Ship System for Advanced Weather and Atmospheric Monitoring over Oceans China has built the world's first robotic, semisubmersible boat to launch small sounding rockets to monitor the atmosphere over oceans.  The purpose is to gather meteorological data to provide more accurate weather forecasts.  For a news blog on this emerging robotic technology, go to Important Innovations Collection: China's Robot Ship : World's First Robotic Ship System For More Accurate Weather Predictions Source:  China's Robot Ship Launches Small Sounding …  and  amazon.com/author/ekane

European Satellite to Improve Global Weather Forecasts Source:  European Space Agency - Aeolus  Aeolus the Wind Chaser The European Space Agency has just launched the world's first wind mapping satellite.  It's called Aeolus.  It's the first to measure wind direction and speeds all over the world. Better Weather Aeolus'  global wind tracking will allow scientists to provide better worldwide weather forecasts.  This is the 1st time global wind speeds and directions have been monitored 24/7 from space. Blowing in the Wind Until now data on air movement has been gathered largely from the ground or indirectly thru observations from planes or space.  Aeolus is equipped with lidar that sends powerful ultraviolet laser light into the atmosphere.  It then observes which way the light scatters when they bounce off tiny particles in the air.  By comparing wavelengths of the light when it goes out and returns, scientists can determine which way the winds are blowing.