ForecastWatch January Wrap-up and News

January Wrap-Up

Top 9 AI Weather Forecasting Innovations

Weather predictions have advanced over the years thanks to advances in technology. Over the last year or two, artificial intelligence has been a standout contributor to the improvement in accuracy and efficiency of weather forecasting.

CEO Today Magazine highlighted 9 ways that AI has innovated weather forecasting.

2024 Tornado Season 2nd Worst on Record

2024 will go down in history as the second-worst tornado season on record. 1,735 tornadoes have been confirmed so far in the United States, with the potential for a few more to be added from the late December outbreak.

One of our clients, AccuWeather, breaks down the historical tornado season.

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Just shy of one year ago, our parent company Intellovations LLC launched a newsletter called ClimateWatch!

The goal is to bring you the week's most pressing climate issues, impacts, trends and forecasts, groundbreaking innovations, and actionable tips in our weekly newsletter dedicated to keeping you up-to-date on climate information. In the future, the plan is to include in-depth analyses from our experts in the newsletter. 

Check out the newsletters from January:

• Climate and Climate Tech Predictions for 2025

• L.A. Wildfires Stem from Compounded Climate Disasters

• Norway on Track to Become First All-EV Nation

• Gulf Coast Record Snow Linked to - You Guessed it - Climate Change

La Niña is Finally Here

It’s official – La Niña has finally emerged. La Niña is the cool phase of the El Niño/Southern Oscillation, a pattern of sea surface temperature and atmospheric changes in the tropical Pacific Ocean.

What does this mean? Find out in our blog.

New Algorithm Could Improve Precipitation Predictions Worldwide

The need for more accurate global precipitation forecasts is growing as climate change is increasing the amount and intensity of water-related disasters like floods and droughts, as well as for the management of water resources.

A research team in Japan has created an algorithm called Local Ensemble Transform Kalman Filter, or LETKF for short.

Find out how it works and how it will improve forecasts in our blog.

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