We couldn’t always predict the weather. It took huge strides in physics, atmospheric science, computer science and engineering to connect the dots between what’s going on in the sky at any given ...

The future is often portrayed, in books and in articles, as being overrun by the sinister consequences of robotics and artificial intelligence. In “The Weather Machine: A Journey Inside the Forecast,” ...

Disastrous hurricanes. Widespread droughts and wildfires. Withering heat. Extreme rainfall. It is hard not to conclude that something’s up with the weather, and many scientists agree. It’s the result ...

What does it take to predict tomorrow’s weather today? We take a look at the fascinating story behind the history and science of the weather forecast. Excerpt from “The Weather Machine” by Andrew Blum ...

The Weather Machine. By Andrew Blum. Ecco; 224 pages; $25.99. Bodley Head; £16.99. IN 1943 A German U-boat surreptitiously landed on the coast of Labrador, Canada’s frigid north-eastern peninsula.

Machine learning models are taking over in the field of weather forecasting, from a quick “how long will this rain last” to a 10-day outlook, all the way out to century-level predictions. The ...

What does it take to predict tomorrow’s weather today? We take a look at the fascinating story behind the history and science of the weather forecast. From The ...