AI could replace outdated weather models, but it needs humans and funding. Meteorologist Carrie Suffern pictured with a weather balloon at National Weather Service Headquarters in 2012. Image: ...

High-quality weather and climate forecasts are vital to saving lives and managing resources. As climate change accelerates and extreme weather events worsen, accurate forecasting is becoming even more ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a risk communicator focused on the impact of weather on business. Jul 15, 2025, 08:30am EDT The combination of AI, advanced ...

Increasingly, AI models are able make short-term weather forecasts with surprising accuracy. But neural networks only predict based on patterns from the past—what happens when the weather does ...

On a sunny spring afternoon in Virginia Beach, Va., I’m waiting on a package delivery from a big-box retailer. But today, I’m not looking for a truck or the neighborhood postal carrier; I’m watching ...

When supply chain practitioners think about forecasting, they focus on demand forecasting. Demand forecasting is essential, but the number of different forecasts that an effective organization should ...

It was only a generation or two ago that weather forecasts were not to be taken too seriously: funny-guy meteorologists on the local news wisecracking about ruined golf plans. That has long stopped ...

Weather forecasts help farmers figure out when to plant, where to use fertilizer and much more. Maitreya Shah/Studio India For farmers, every planting decision carries risks, and many of those risks ...

For farmers, every planting decision carries risks, and many of those risks are increasing with climate change. One of the most consequential is weather, which can damage crop yields and livelihoods.