Staring into the vortex
MIT researchers describe factors governing how oceans and atmospheres move heat around on Earth and other planetary bodies.
An algorithm with an eye for visibility helps pilots in Alaska
Real-time visibility estimates are a critical need in remote areas where visual flight is common and automated weather stations are scarce.
Norman Phillips, former meteorology department head, dies at 95
A theoretical meteorology pioneer, Phillips showed that numerical models could predict weather and developed the first general circulation model of Earth’s climate.
Study: For low-income countries, climate action pays off by 2050
Economic benefits of mitigation arrive much sooner than previously thought.
Using machine learning to improve subseasonal climate forecasting
Professor of biology Ernest Fraenkel and visiting scientist Judah Cohen win the Sub-Seasonal Climate Forecast Rodeo competition.
Taking the world by storm
Jordan Benjamin, a double major in physics and atmospheric science, studies the weather inside and out of the classroom.
Climate change makes summer weather stormier yet more stagnant
Study finds rising temperatures feed more energy to thunderstorms, less to general circulation.
3Q: Judah Cohen on improving seasonal weather forecasting
Machine learning could help improve the accuracy of long-term forecasts, MIT climatologist argues.
A “pacemaker” for North African climate
Study shows the Sahara swung between lush and desert conditions every 20,000 years, in sync with monsoon activity.
Lidar accelerates hurricane recovery in the Carolinas
Lincoln Laboratory's lidar data, processed quickly with support from the organization MCNC, helped FEMA assess flooding and damages caused by Hurricane Florence.
Weather monitoring from the ground up
ClimaCell uses wireless signals to track and forecast the weather in every 500-meter patch of the Earth’s surface.
Technique quickly identifies extreme event statistics
Machine-learning model provides risk assessment for complex nonlinear systems, including boats and offshore platforms.
Humanitarian Supply Chain Lab honored for hurricane work
American Logistics Aid Network's Humanitarian Logistics Awards highlight the critical role of supply chains in saving lives during natural disasters.
For collecting weather data, tiny satellites measure up to billion-dollar cousins
Study finds shoebox-sized CubeSats gather weather data comparably to data collected by larger satellites.
Using lidar to assess destruction in Puerto Rico
Lincoln Laboratory team's lidar data will allow FEMA to track further damage if another hurricane strikes the island.