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Dutch storm surge barrier closes automatically

Hacker News

Dec 21, 2023 at 8:15 PM Update: 4 minutes ago The Maeslantkering, the largest automatic storm surge barrier in the Netherlands, is closed for the first time due to storm Pia and high water. Due to the weather, several barriers are closed and dikes are extra monitored.

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Accuracy of groundhog weather prediction

FlowingData

For FiveThirtyEight, Simran Parwani and Kaleigh Rogers compared Groundhog Day predictions against actual weather data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: After dozens of grueling hours of investigation, FiveThirtyEight can confirm that Punxsutawney Phil is a charlatan. I am outraged.

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Distribution of snowfall estimates to show uncertainty

FlowingData

That’s because predicting snow remains tricky, especially several days out, said Alex Lamers, a warning coordination meteorologist at the National Weather Service. The Weather Man with Nicolas Cage is such an underrated movie. The Weather Man with Nicolas Cage is such an underrated movie.

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Turning climate risks into business opportunities 

IBM Journey to AI blog

Climate change causes extreme weather events across the world that endanger people’s lives and disrupt the businesses on which they depend. In addition to extreme weather risks, there can be chronic climate risks, such as rising sea levels and sustained higher temperatures. Dealing with these problems is difficult and expensive.

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How to use the top 8 AI tools for code generation?

Data Science Dojo

Let’s envision a scenario where a developer, Alex, is working on a project that involves writing a Python function to fetch data from a weather API. It builds the URL for the API request using an API key placeholder and the input city_name , then sends a GET request to the weather API. How to use AI tools for code generation?

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Field Boundaries Detection and Land Cover Classification And How EOSDA Does It

Data Science Dojo

In the process, they initially collect and preprocess satellite images alongside corresponding ground truth data (such as weather conditions) for various land cover categories. It’s important to note that the precision of the cropland class is closely tied to the quantity of input images, seasonal variations, and the resulting output.

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Empowering farmers across the digital divide in Malawi with OpenHarvest

IBM Journey to AI blog

Smallholder farmers lack access to hyperlocal weather forecasting and data that can help increase their crops’ chances of success, which jeopardizes the productivity and profitability of their season. Historically, Malawian farmers have relied on generalized weather information transmitted via radio to make operational decisions.

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