To beat the winter blues, think like a Norwegian
This winter could be especially difficult because of COVID-19, but a researcher who's been studying the "Norwegian mindset" in colder months has a tip.
Dec. 23, 2020 • ~8 min
temperature weather emotions featured health-and-medicine beliefs
AI could mine the past for faster, better weather forecasts
Artificial intelligence could use past weather data rather than complex, costly physics calculations to deliver faster, more accurate weather forecasts.
Dec. 17, 2020 • ~6 min
artificial-intelligence weather science-and-technology
Weather doesn’t affect COVID’s spread
The transmission of COVID-19 from person to person depends almost entirely on human behavior and not hot or cold weather, researchers find.
Nov. 5, 2020 • ~6 min
covid-19 temperature weather featured health-and-medicine
Weather doesn’t affect COVID’s spread
The transmission of COVID-19 from person to person depends almost entirely on human behavior and not hot or cold weather, researchers find.
Nov. 5, 2020 • ~6 min
covid-19 temperature weather featured health-and-medicine
Gaps between night and day heat drives severe storms
Larger differences between the Earth's surface temperature at night and day increase the risk of severe thunderstorms and flood-causing cloud bursts.
Sept. 29, 2020 • ~6 min
floods storms rain weather earth-and-environment
5G may lead to less accurate weather forecasts
5G wireless networks will improve phone service and make communications a whole lot faster. But 5G could also screw up weather forecasts, researchers say.
Sept. 25, 2020 • ~4 min
internet phones weather satellites mobile-devices science-and-technology
Why more hospital visits occur just before a thunderstorm
To investigate the link between thunderstorms and ER visits, researchers analyzed lots of data from the National Weather Service and Medicare.
Sept. 18, 2020 • ~4 min
storms air-pollution weather earth-and-environment health-and-medicine emergency-medicine
Giant balloons measure tiny ripples in the atmosphere
Giant balloons that beam the internet from the stratosphere reveal a new insight into gravity waves. The research could improve weather forecasts.
Sept. 3, 2020 • ~8 min
climate-change storms weather science-and-technology jet-stream
Climate change makes ‘wildfire weather’ worse
With unusual lightning storms sparking intense wildfires engulfing California, experts warn that rising temperatures will make the situation worse.
Sept. 2, 2020 • ~7 min
climate-change wildfire weather earth-and-environment lightning
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.
Aug. 4, 2020 • ~7 min
machine-learning artificial-intelligence hurricanes storms weather prediction science-and-technology
/
7