The race to improve weather forecasting

As global warming makes weather more extreme and deadly, accurate and accessible weather forecasting has never been more needed. 00:00 - Hurricane Otis 00:40 - Extreme weather 01:33 - Democratic Republic of Congo 02:38 - Problems with forecasting 04:25 - Innovative solutions 05:41 - Arrival of AI 07:30 - Smallholder farmers 09:30 - Early warning systems Read about the high-tech race to improve weather forecasting: https://econ.st/4a1pqpo Listen to how new technology will make weather forecasting fit for the 21st century: https://econ.st/3uLWXDu Why the world’s poor need to know about weather disasters ahead of time: https://econ.st/3QZkaJV Will global average temperatures pass a threshold in 2024? https://econ.st/46EP0xn Subscribe to The Economist: https://econ.st/3uwzp5y How to predict record-shattering weather events: https://econ.st/46CGAq7 What can be done to adapt farming to climate change?: https://econ.st/3N6cLax