Hacker News with Generative AI: Weather

The Floods This Time: In the Mediterranean, Climate Change Is Already Here (nytimes.com)
Short, heavy rainfall is typical of the Mediterranean, but like many of the climate extremes in recent years, including the current fires in Los Angeles, nothing is typical about what has been happening there recently.

Climate Change, Mediterranean, Weather, Natural Disasters

16 points by whack 3 days ago | 1 comments

Global Climate Highlights 2024 (copernicus.eu)
2024 saw unprecedented global temperatures, following on from the remarkable warmth of 2023. It also became the first year with an average temperature clearly exceeding 1.5°C above the pre-industrial level – a threshold set by the Paris Agreement to significantly reduce the risks and impacts of climate change. Multiple global records were broken, for greenhouse gas levels, and for both air temperature and sea surface temperature, contributing to extreme events, including floods, heatwaves and wildfires.

Climate Change, Global Warming, Environment, Science, Weather

3 points by bryanrasmussen 7 days ago | 0 comments

When a winter storm trapped a luxury passenger train near Donner Pass (smithsonianmag.com)
High inside locomotive 6019, engineer Tom Sapunor notched the throttle forward and squinted at the track ahead—not that he could see much of it. The blizzard that had barreled into the Sierra Nevada mountain range three days earlier had blanketed most everything, its 90-mile-per-hour gusts sweeping the snow into 25-foot drifts.

Weather, Trains, History

146 points by pseudolus 7 days ago | 116 comments

Hottest year on record sent planet past 1.5C of heating for first time in 2024 (theguardian.com)
Climate breakdown drove the annual global temperature above the internationally agreed 1.5C target for the first time last year, supercharging extreme weather and causing “misery to millions of people”.

Climate Change, Global Warming, Environment, Weather, Science

10 points by shadow28 8 days ago | 1 comments

Goes-West – Sector View: Pacific Southwest – Fire Temperature (noaa.gov)
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 07 Jan 2025 - 1911 UTC

Weather, Fire, Satellite Imagery, Pacific Southwest, NOAA

10 points by hnburnsy 10 days ago | 0 comments

How to decode METAR and TAF reports (met.nps.edu)
A METAR is a codified observation message indicating an airfield weather conditions observed at a given time.

Weather, Aviation, Meteorology

14 points by walrus01 13 days ago | 1 comments

Seagulls were a factor in collapse of California's iconic Santa Cruz wharf (sfgate.com)

Weather, Wildlife, Infrastructure, California

9 points by bryan0 20 days ago | 1 comments

Springfield, KS (unworld.neocities.org)
SUNNY SKIES AND WARM TEMPERATURES PREDICTED ALL THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND ALONG WITH MODERATE HUMIDITY. CLARK ST. POOL BACK OPEN, COME ON DOWN!

Weather, Local News, Community

7 points by joebig 32 days ago | 6 comments

Colorado Mountain Wave in a Cessna 206 Turbo (markmaunder.com)
I thought I’d document my experience in Colorado Mountain Wave in my 206 on a recent flight from Idaho to Centennial, CO. The details are as follows:

Aviation, Flight, Colorado, Weather, Cessna

11 points by mmaunder 33 days ago | 0 comments

E-Paper weather display powered by ESP32 microcontroller (github.com/lmarzen)
This is a weather display powered by a wifi-enabled ESP32 microcontroller and a 7.5in E-Paper (aka E-ink) display. Current and forecasted weather data is obtained from the OpenWeatherMap API. A sensor provides the display with accurate indoor temperature and humidity.

Microcontrollers, Weather, ESP32, E-Paper Displays, DIY Projects

47 points by walterbell 38 days ago | 4 comments

Google DeepMind predicts weather more accurately than leading system (theguardian.com)
For those who keep an eye on the elements, the outlook is bright: researchers have built an artificial intelligence-based weather forecast that makes faster and more accurate predictions than the best system available today.

Artificial Intelligence, Weather, Technology, Science

11 points by beardyw 43 days ago | 2 comments

GenCast Predicts Weather with Accuracy (deepmind.google)
New AI model advances the prediction of weather uncertainties and risks, delivering faster, more accurate forecasts up to 15 days ahead

Artificial Intelligence, Weather, Forecasting

23 points by xnx 45 days ago | 1 comments

5-plus feet of snow and counting: More snow is coming to the Great Lakes (cnn.com)

Weather, Great Lakes, Snow

6 points by LinuxBender 45 days ago | 1 comments

Show HN: High School Student's First App – NWS Weather Report (weatherreportnow.com)
Stay ahead of the weather with precise 48-hour radar, forecasts, and real-time updates from the National Weather Service. Now with Hurricane Outlooks and Mesoscale Discussions!

Weather, Mobile Apps, Programming, High School, Technology

62 points by Orcazephyr 46 days ago | 28 comments

South-west France swelters in 'staggering' 26.9C November night heat (theguardian.com)
Towns in south-west France roasted in “completely extreme” heat in the early hours of Tuesday, with overnight temperatures hitting 26.9C (80.42F).

Weather, Climate Change, France, Europe

11 points by croes 50 days ago | 4 comments

Seoul blanketed by heaviest November snow on record (bbc.com)
Seoul has recorded its heaviest November snowfall since records began over a century ago in 1907.

Weather, South Korea, Climate, Records

39 points by Brajeshwar 51 days ago | 11 comments

How much has climate change goosed hurricane wind strength? (tampabay.com)
Human-caused climate change made Atlantic hurricanes about 18 miles per hour stronger in the last six years, a new scientific study found Wednesday.

Climate Change, Hurricanes, Science, Environment, Weather

3 points by howard941 55 days ago | 0 comments

Northern California faces possible record-breaking rainfall atmospheric river (cnn.com)

Weather, California, Atmospheric Rivers

4 points by LinuxBender 57 days ago | 0 comments

Saudi Arabia's Al-Jawf Desert Region Sees Historic Snowfall (weather.com)

Saudi Arabia, Weather, Climate, Desert, Snow

8 points by neom 68 days ago | 0 comments

Reexamination of 1975 "Edmund Fitzgerald" Storm Using Today's Technology [pdf] (noaa.gov)

Weather, Technology, History, Great Lakes

13 points by jandrewrogers 68 days ago | 1 comments

This year set to be first to breach 1.5C global warming limit (bbc.com)
It is now "virtually certain" that 2024 - a year punctuated by intense heatwaves and deadly storms - will be the world's warmest on record, according to projections by the European climate service.

Climate Change, Global Warming, Weather, Environment

10 points by reqo 72 days ago | 0 comments

This year 'virtually certain' to be hottest on record, finds EU space programme (theguardian.com)
It is “virtually certain” that 2024 will be the hottest year on record, the European Union’s space programme has found.

Climate Change, Global Warming, Science, Earth Sciences, Weather

9 points by ljf 72 days ago | 0 comments

Mount Fuji snowless at end of October for first time in 130 years (jpost.com)
Japan's iconic Mount Fuji remains snowless, marking the latest date without a snowcap since records began 130 years ago.

Climate Change, Japan, Weather, Mount Fuji, Environment

12 points by thunderbong 77 days ago | 1 comments

At least 62 killed in flooding in Spain (elpais.com)
At least 70 people are reported to have died as a result of flooding in Spain, which mainly affected the province of Valencia, according to the Integrated Operational Coordination Center of the Ministry of Interior, which compiles information from various security and emergency agencies.

Natural Disasters, Spain, Weather

18 points by crbelaus 80 days ago | 5 comments

Dead bodies found after torrential rain brings flash flooding to Spain (theguardian.com)
Several dead bodies have been recovered by emergency workers after torrential rain caused flash floods in southern and eastern Spain, shutting roads and high-speed train connections.

Natural Disasters, Spain, Weather, Emergency Response

6 points by wslh 80 days ago | 0 comments

Japan's Mount Fuji has yet to see snow this season, breaking a 130-year record (cnn.com)

Japan, Weather, Climate Change, Records, Mount Fuji

14 points by teleforce 80 days ago | 0 comments

BMI-type measure for a place's "goodness of weather" (ycombinator.com)

Weather, Climate, Data Science, Measurement

7 points by profsummergig 87 days ago | 17 comments

A Physicist Reveals Why You Should Run in the Rain (sciencealert.com)
We've all been there – caught outside without an umbrella as the sky opens up. Whether it's a light drizzle or a heavy downpour, instinct tells us that running will minimise how wet we get. But is that really true? Let's take a scientific look at this common dilemma.

Physics, Weather, Running

18 points by Brajeshwar 88 days ago | 20 comments

Florida domed homes have survived category 5 hurricanes (bbc.com)
As Florida has been hit by several devastating hurricanes, homes designed to withstand these extreme storms have gone through a serious test.

Florida, Hurricanes, Architecture, Weather

8 points by Brajeshwar 91 days ago | 3 comments

Meteorologists, please stop the fearmongering (2019) (lakeplacidnews.com)
On Wednesday morning, Jan. 30, ever present on the Weather Channel’s screen to the right of meteorologist Jim Cantore reporting from Super Bowl headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, were the words “Frozen America: Life-threatening cold grips the U.S.”

Weather, Media, Climate Change

44 points by Alupis 94 days ago | 58 comments