weather

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Opinion: AI can democratise weather forecasting

01 Apr 2025

AI will give us the next leap forward in forecasting the weather, says Richard Turner, and make it available to all countries, not just those with...

Scientist looking at a computer screen with two weather forecasts

Fully AI driven weather prediction system could start revolution in forecasting

20 Mar 2025

A new AI weather prediction system, developed by researchers from the ̽��ֱ�� of Cambridge, can deliver accurate forecasts tens of times faster...

2023 was the hottest summer in two thousand years

14 May 2024

Researchers have found that 2023 was the hottest summer in the Northern Hemisphere in the past two thousand years, almost four degrees warmer than...

Drone shot in front of a spinning weather station, Free State, South Africa

Death tolls from climate disasters will ‘balloon’ without investment in Africa’s weather stations

14 Aug 2023

Investment in ‘hydromet systems’ using technologies from AI to SMS would provide a nine-to-one ROI in saved lives and assets across African nations...

Cambridge experts on UK drought and climate change

16 Aug 2022

From pollinators to profits, food to fires, here's what Cambridge experts say about the impacts of water scarcity – and what it signals about our...

Opinion: How Davos power brokers can start tackling major environmental risks

21 Jan 2016

Bhaskar Vira (Department of Geography), Gemma Cranston (Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership) and Jonathan Green (Department of...

Words for mud and mountain, wind and wetland: answers on a postcard, please

01 Apr 2015

‘Dumberdash’ is an old Cheshire term for a short but violent storm. A ‘lumpenhole’ is a deep trench for fluid farmyard waste. ̽��ֱ��man who remembers...

Study reveals economic impact of El Niño

11 Jul 2014

El Niño has a significant impact on the world and local economies - and not always for the worst - and countries should plan ahead to mitigate its...

A brighter forecast for weather-beaten Britain?

22 Aug 2011

Ever headed out for the day expecting bright sunshine, only to end up getting soaked in a downpour instead? If you’re reading this in the UK, chances...