WSI News
WSI’s 2014 Storm Forecast Becomes (Slightly) Milder
Weather Services International has reduced the number of storms it is predicting for the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season, in a period that has already been slower than past years with extreme weather ...
Creating Added-Value Data Sets From Weather Model Forecasts
In the first part of this two-part series of articles, we examined the various weather models that drive most of the forecasts used by consumers and businesses to make weather-sensitive decisions. ...
Risk of Landfalling Hurricanes Reduced as Upcoming El Niño Event Plays Out
The big news heading into the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season is the imminent arrival of what we think will be a significant El Niño event, the first such event since 2009. An El Niño event is a ...
WSI is Rolling Out a Longer-Range Hurricane Forecast Model
A division of the company that brings viewers The Weather Channel will formally launch a new 15-day hurricane forecast model in May, a considerable advance over the predictive norm, which only ...
El Niño and Hurricanes By the Numbers: Assured Research Analysis
Forecasters are weighing in on the chances of an El Niño event developing later this year, with some assigning probabilities as high as 65 percent. But what exactly does that mean for U.S. property ...