Coastal and nearshore zones face growing pressure from storms, flooding, erosion, and sea-level rise, which threaten civil infrastructure such as ports, ...

Machine learning technology that can recognize human faces may also help to improve weather forecasts, according to a team of scientists. "The idea behind this work comes from Google's FaceNet, but ...

An operational solar farm in Australia, where the study took place. Image: Nextracker. Machine learning techniques have been used in a study to boost the accuracy of renewables forecasts by up to 45%, ...

The hydrologic system is subjected unprecedented stresses and increasing demands driven by climate variabilities, landuse changes, groundwater ...

A research team focused on the extreme rainfall event of "21·7" in Henan in 2021. By analyzing anomalous physical characteristics and understanding multi-model forecast biases, they significantly ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Martin Kleppmann, an associate professor at ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. In a new study led by the University of Washington, researchers have demonstrated artificial intelligence's ability to improve lightning forecasts.

The Covid-19 pandemic has proved that history no longer repeats itself when it comes to understanding consumer behavior. Demand forecasting systems have been ill-equipped to address disruptions to our ...