Tag: forecasting
20 Years after Hurricane Katrina, Major Forecasting Advances Could Erode
20 Years after Katrina, Major Hurricane Forecasting Advances Could Erode Hurricane forecasts have made huge leaps since Katrina hit 20 years ago, but that progress is threatened by Trump administration cuts to research By Andrea Thompson edited by Dean Visser In this satellite image from NOAA, a close up of the center of Hurricane Katrina’s…
Why Private Forecasting Companies Can’t Replace the National Weather Service
Why Private Forecasting Companies Can’t Replace the National Weather Service NOAA and the NWS provide public weather data that private companies cannot recreate By Christine Wiedinmyer, Kari Bowen & The Conversation US A senior hurricane specialist works at the NOAA NWS National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida. The following essay is reprinted with permission from…