Climate change may bungle weather forecasts

"Our results show the state of the climate in general has implications for how many days out you can say something that's accurate about the weather."

Josie Garthwaite-Stanford • futurity
Dec. 17, 2021 ~7 min

To better predict famine, look at ‘start of season’

New research links grain prices to the start of the agricultural season in eastern and southern Africa. The findings could help predict famine.

Harrison Tasoff-UC Santa Barbara • futurity
Oct. 25, 2021 ~9 min


More water in magma actually prevents volcano blast

New research suggests high water content in magma can significantly reduce the risk that a volcano will explode. That's not what experts thought.

ETH Zurich • futurity
Oct. 18, 2021 ~8 min

Earth could be alien to humans by 2500

Earth could be alien to humans by 2500 if we don't reach emissions goals, report a team of scientists.

Shirley Cardenas-McGill • futurity
Oct. 14, 2021 ~4 min

Tool could predict drug combos that spark antibiotic resistance

A new framework may suggest which drug combinations would speed up, slow down, or even reverse antibiotic resistance.

Morgan Sherburne-Michigan • futurity
July 30, 2021 ~7 min

We’ll cross the global warming threshold in 6-21 years

We'll likely cross the threshold for dangerous global warming between 2027 and 2042, a new approach to climate modeling indicates.

Shirley Cardenas-McGill • futurity
Dec. 23, 2020 ~5 min

Avalanches inspire tool to predict ‘black swan’ events

By looking systems in which things suddenly go very wrong, researchers created a tool that could help predict the next gigantic global disaster.

Taylor Kubota-Stanford • futurity
Aug. 6, 2020 ~7 min

Avalanches inspire tool to predict ‘black swan’ events

Looking at systems where things go very wrong suddenly, researchers have created a tool that could help predict the next gigantic global disaster.

Taylor Kubota-Stanford • futurity
Aug. 6, 2020 ~7 min


AI methods make COVID-19 forecasting more local

Inspired by artificial intelligence techniques, researchers have developed a new COVID-19 forecasting tool that could give more accurate local info.

Sonia Fernandez-UCSB • futurity
Aug. 6, 2020 ~7 min

Machine learning could improve hurricane prediction

Machine learning could improve forecasts for hurricanes. The method could help save lives by giving people earlier warnings about severe storms.

Matt Swayne-Penn State • futurity
Aug. 4, 2020 ~7 min

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