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How accurate are hurricane season forecasts from NOAA? Here's what history says
The nation's top weather agency announced last week that it expects up to 19 named storms to form in the Atlantic basin ...
Hurricane forecasts are more accurate than ever – NOAA funding cuts could change that
Accuracy will be crucial again in 2025, as meteorologists predict another active Atlantic hurricane season, yet cuts in ...
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How accurate is hurricane forecasting? Meteorologists explain.
are also much more accurate than in decades past, Shepherd said. "Small changes in atmospheric conditions can have a large impact on forecasts," according to the NOAA. Hurricane Helene ...
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NOAA expects up to 5 major hurricanes in 2025: 'Be prepared'
The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30 every year, and before it begins, forecasters at the Climate ...
Anatomy of a hurricane: Meet the NOAA pilots and planes flying into the storm
The WP-3D Orion is part of the NOAA's Hurricane Hunter program. These aircraft are essentially flying laboratories, packed with instruments designed to gather high-resolution data in places where ...
Amid hurricane season, NWS gets green light to hire meteorologists, CNN reports
The recent CNN report notes that while the NWS is preparing to hire 125 people, those hires will come after the agency ...
Hurricane forecasting requires lots of coordination. Here’s how it works behind-the-scenes.
Forecasting storms and preparing the public requires coordination among labs, researchers, meteorologists, emergency managers and local officials.
How the National Hurricane Center uses artificial intelligence to create more accurate forecasts
All forecast models have some kind of bias, so AI is being used to help correct them to give forecasters a more accurate idea ...