Technology and Tools

5+ hour, 34+ min ago   (95+ words) Every spring, apple growers across China hold their breath as blossoms open on trees that represent more than 40 percent of the world’s apple cultivation and production. When a late-spring frost sweeps through the orchards during flowering, the damage can be…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (714+ words) A revolution in forecasting natural disasters is underway, say researchers in Switzerland who are training AI models on vast troves of NASA climate data to produce potentially-lifesaving data at lightning speed. They are feeding the NASA file stash into one…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (712+ words) 2 men busted in alleged HOA kickback scheme, authorities say Flight instructor says cargo plane co-pilot was good student, ‘very safety-conscious’ Instructor recalls ‘safety-conscious’ first officer aboard Amazon cargo plane in fatal crash Deputies search for driver in fatal hit-and-run that…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (831+ words) Humidity is one of those deceptively simple physical quantities that turns out to be extraordinarily difficult to measure well. Anyone who has watched a weather forecast knows relative humidity, the percentage of moisture in the air compared to how much…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (544+ words) KNYSNA NEWS - Real-time technology designed to simplify and improve water users' knowledge and understanding of water management, consumption and conservation across greater Knysna has been welcomed as a milestone in water conservation. The official launch of the intricate yet user-friendly…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (518+ words) PR Newswire The five-instrument satellite suite will close the global atmospheric data gap, bringing advanced weather prediction and early warning capabilities to more than 5 billion people currently living without radar coverage. BOSTON, Sept. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Tomorrow.io today unveiled the full…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (601+ words) ALBANY, N.Y. (Sept. 10, 2026) — Driven by increasingly severe weather events, power outages are costing the U.S. economy between $50 billion and $150 billion annually in direct losses and lost productivity. New York ranks among the most affected states in the nation, with more than…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (342+ words) Eutelsat and OroraTech plan to integrate up to 96 thermal infrared sensors on future low Earth orbit satellites to enhance fire detection and monitoring from space. Eutelsat and the German company OroraTech announced a partnership on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, in Paris, aimed…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (158+ words) Artificial intelligence system delivers a three-day forecast as accurate as previous two-day predictions Google’s WeatherNext AI model is better than existing systems at forecasting cyclones, according to a paper published in Nature. The AI-based technology gives an extra day of…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (619+ words) Air pollution poses a major environmental and public health challenge in Metropolitan Lima, Peru, where complex topography, coastal meteorological conditions, and intense urbanization generate highly dynamic patterns of pollutant concentrations. Accurate multi-horizon forecasting is therefore essential for supporting environmental monitoring…...