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Hiring freeze spells end of long-term weather data collection at Priest River Experimental Forest
When 5 p.m. arrives at the Priest River Experimental Forest, it's time to check the weather. Each day, as afternoon turns into evening, the U.S. Forest Service research staffer based at the ...
NOAA nominee pledges full weather service staffing
President Donald Trump’s nominee to head NOAA pledged Wednesday to fully staff the National Weather Service, after ...
How These Hyperlocal Weather Forecasting Companies Are Helping Small Businesses—and Saving Lives
Companies can now use AI to analyze vast stores of data instantly, providing businesses with real-time conditions and ...
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Machine Learning-Based Outlier Detection in Long-Term Climate Data: Evidence from Burkina Faso’s Synoptic Network ()
Isolation Forest detects anomalies by isolating observations. It builds binary trees (called iTrees) by recursively ...
New federal cuts to satellite data add to worries about hurricane season forecasts
The move comes after previous cutbacks in climate-related services and resources, and an ongoing staff shortage at the National Weather Service.
Self-driving robotaxi service Waymo makes debut in NYC with pilot testing program
Driverless rideshare service Waymo, owned by Google parent Alphabet, deployed its fleet to New York City this week to begin ...
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New state law forces retailers to tell shoppers about health data collection
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Senate considers Neil Jacobs, 'Sharpiegate' scientist, as NOAA administrator
Neil Jacobs has vowed to place science, human safety and technological innovation at the forefront of operations if confirmed ...
On top of Mount Washington: Where interns battle some of the wildest weather in New England
Meet the interns chasing weather extremes at Mount Washington Observatory ...
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Inside efforts to capture federal data after ‘the big takedown’
The Data Rescue Project has saved over 1,100 public datasets from over 80 government offices as of late June, when it ...
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Cuts to satellite data add to hurricane season readiness worries
Earlier this year in the spring, the National Weather Service had announced cuts to upper-air data collection being done by weather balloons.
The hidden cost of convenience: How your data pulls in hundreds of billions of dollars for app and social media companies
It’s no secret that social media and mobile applications collect information about you. Meta’s business model depends on it. The company, which operates Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, is worth US$1 ...