Forecasting - Inside Climate News

Private Companies Step up to Gather Weather Data for NOAA as Staffing Cuts Hobble Agency Forecasting

WindBorne Systems is one of several companies launching balloons, drones, buoys and other devices to provide critical data to the beleaguered agency’s National Weather Service, but they can’t fill all the gaps.

By Meg Wilcox

WIndBorne launches one of its AI-enabled, self-navigating weather balloons that stays aloft and collects atmospheric data for months. Credit: WindBorne Systems

Experts Say Attempted Mass Firing of NOAA Workers May be Illegal and Threatens Public Safety

By Bob Berwyn, Lauren Dalban

Forecasters Tap High-Tech Tools as US Warns of Another Unusually Active Hurricane Season

By James Bruggers

Battered and Flooded by Increasingly Severe Weather, Kentucky and Tennessee Have a Big Difference in Forecasting

By James Bruggers, Caroline Eggers

Technology Takes on Wind Power's Biggest Challenge: Predictability

By Laura Shin

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