IMD Tests Use of AI in Weather Forecasts Amid Rise in Floods, Droughts

IMD Tests Use of AI in Weather Forecasts Amid Rise in Floods, Droughts

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) is testing artificial intelligence (AI) to build climate models to improve weather forecasting as torrential rains, floods and droughts proliferate across the vast country, a top weather official said. Global warming has triggered more intense clashes of weather systems in India in recent years, increasing…

Winter solstice: The longest night of the year and the start of winter | Weather News

Winter solstice: The longest night of the year and the start of winter | Weather News

Winter solstice 2023 will mark the day with the fewest sunlight hours and coincides with the Ursid meteor shower. After weeks of dwindling daylight, Friday marks the longest night of the year and the day with the fewest light of the year. The event is known as winter solstice as…

Cyclone Michaung nears southern Indian states, water enters Chennai airport | Weather News

Cyclone Michaung nears southern Indian states, water enters Chennai airport | Weather News

At least four people have died, factories have closed and the runway of one of India’s busiest airports lies submerged due to torrential rain, as two southern Indian states brace for the impact of a severe cyclone. Cyclone Michaung was expected to make landfall on the coast of the southern…

Late season winter storm blasts Upper Midwest with blizzard conditions, heavy snow
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Late season winter storm blasts Upper Midwest with blizzard conditions, heavy snow

A weather system that brought severe storms over the weekend is bringing blizzard conditions to parts of the Upper Midwest to start the workweek.  A cold front swept through the country’s eastern half and produced a plethora of weather events Sunday, including rain and severe storms.  Many communities that saw…

Oregon avalanche sweeps snowboarder over volcano cliff to his death, sheriff says
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Oregon avalanche sweeps snowboarder over volcano cliff to his death, sheriff says

Two Oregon skiers watched as their friend was swept over a snow-covered volcano cliff and died as a result of the fall, authorities said. A search and rescue team with the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched at about 12:45 p.m. Wednesday to a report of an avalanche at Paulina Peak in…

Significant coast-to-coast US storm to impact millions this week with snow, ice, flooding
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Significant coast-to-coast US storm to impact millions this week with snow, ice, flooding

The FOX Forecast Center is tracking a significant, long-duration coast-to-coast storm that will sweep across the country this week bringing heavy snow, ice, flooding rain and severe weather to millions of Americans. The winter weather is expected to start Monday in the West and quickly spread across the country, producing hazardous travel on Tuesday, Wednesday and…

NYC metropolitan area under flash flood warning today as storms hit region
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NYC metropolitan area under flash flood warning today as storms hit region

Get those umbrellas and rainboots ready for the morning commute. Areas of the New York metro region are under a flash flood warnings as storms creep into the northeast and showers are expected to continue throughout the day. Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Staten Island, along with parts of New Jersey…