Environment and Sustainability
Pioneering workshop on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Weather Prediction and Environmental Services
The event takes place 9-11 September at NCM’s headquarters in Abu Dhabi. It will seek to promote cutting-edge scientific and technological solutions to enhance capacity to provide accurate and reliable meteorological and climate services and support decision-makers and society in addressing environmental and climate challenges.
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Workshop explores potential for AI in weather prediction
The event takes place 9-11 September at NCM’s headquarters in Abu Dhabi. It will seek to promote cutting-edge scientific and technological solutions to enhance capacity to provide accurate and reliable meteorological and climate services and support decision-makers and society in addressing environmental and climate challenges.
Full article at source: World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Workshop explores potential for AI in weather prediction
The three-day event will explore how artificial intelligence (AI) can strengthen weather, climate, hydrological, and marine services, helping WMO Members improve forecasting, hazard warnings, and data-driven decisions.
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Machine Learning model demonstrates promising seasonal forecasting capability
The peer-reviewed research, published in npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, assesses the viability of applying a machine learning (ML) weather model to global seasonal forecasts, which are vital for understanding global weather patterns.
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Summer 2025 is the warmest on record for the UK
Analysis by Met Office climate scientists has also shown that a summer as hot or hotter than 2025 is now 70 times more likely than it would be in a ‘natural’ climate with no human caused greenhouse gas emissions.
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NOAA and partners deploy mini ocean robots to collect hurricane data
NOAA, in partnership with The University of Southern Mississippi and with the robotics company Oshen, launched five small uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs) called C-Stars in the waters off the U.S.
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August warmer than usual in Lapland, summer as a whole marked by a record heatwave and varying weather
According to the Finnish Meteorological Institute’s statistics, the average temperature in August varied between 12 and 17 degrees at most observation stations in Finland.
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An event focusing on meteorological high-quality development of China and Arab States opened in Yinchuan, Ningxia
Representatives from National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) of China, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Comoros, Yemen, Iraq, and Egypt, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), relevant universities, enterprises, and research institutions gathered to draw a new blueprint for China-Arab meteorological cooperation.
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Monthly Weather Summary
The mean temperature of the month was 36.3°C which is 1.2°C above the long-term normal for August, and this goes on record as the sixth-highest mean temperature for August since 1902.
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WMO Air Quality and Climate Bulletin highlights vicious cycle
The WMO Air Quality and Climate Bulletin examines trends and geographical distribution of air pollution in 2024 as well as progress and challenges in forecasts and warnings.
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