Thunderbolt and lightning, very, very frightening, to me, and most of the sane world, given that climate change promises more frequent and intense storms, as well as droughts, and floods.
Forecasters and meteorologists rely on centuries of observations and modelling. Data is now available in exponentially greater volume and distribution and using it are not just humans, but computers with learning Artificial Intelligence that are trying to predict what even a tiny change might do to the weather across the entire planet.
What if we could predict not just the size of hail, but where it will land, as well as what areas are more prone to lightning, and how to improve food security in the rapidly changing climate?
Professor Hamish McGowan is a Geographer and Professor of Atmospheric and Climate Sciences. He leads the Weather and Climate Science Research Alliance at the University of Queensland.
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