Climate Change What the hell is a climate model—and why does it matter? Better technology, techniques, and data sharing have allowed scientists to try novel experiments—or simply run many more of them. by James Temple 2018-02-08T00:21:00-05:00
1865 Lifting the Fog A fog dissipator invented by Henry Houghton, SM ’27, helped establish the field of cloud physics. by Christina Couch, SM ’15 2017-12-19T00:00:00-05:00
Connectivity How Encrypted Weather Data Could Help Corporate Blockchain Dreams Come True Banks and investors have sunk millions into the idea that blockchain programs called smart contracts can make finance and other industries more efficient. by Tom Simonite 2017-05-11T12:00:00-04:00
Connectivity How’s the Weather There? Crowdsourcing App Promises Better Forecasts An app called Sunshine taps into users’ smartphone sensors to provide localized weather predictions. by Rachel Metz 2015-03-10T19:09:00-04:00
Business Impact Weathering the Storm Coupled computer models will help officials know what to do as intense storms approach. by Kevin Bullis 2014-11-18T00:00:02-05:00
Intelligent Machines Tracking Hurricanes New technologies are helping to amp up bad-weather tracking. by Kristina Grifantini 2011-08-26T18:27:00-04:00
View Five Days of Tornado-Generating Storms as Seen from Space Satellites help give scientists a big-picture look at severe weather. by Kristina Bjoran 2011-05-27T09:52:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Record Tornado Season Caused by Climate Change? Unfortunately, no one knows. by Kevin Bullis 2011-05-25T13:33:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines Game On, Rain or Shine Electronic Arts’s new sports game will have a novel level of realism: live weather that affects play. by Brittany Sauser 2007-07-16T00:00:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines Advanced Hurricane Forecasting With the 2007 hurricane season under way, scientists believe their new forecasting model will make more-accurate predictions, thereby saving lives. by Brittany Sauser 2007-07-10T00:00:00-04:00