Advancements in Hurricane Forecasting: Predicting Severe Weather a Year in Advance

Advancements in Hurricane Forecasting: Predicting Severe Weather a Year in Advance

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The video discusses the impact of Atlantic storms, highlighting the death toll and economic costs. It introduces a team from University College London that has developed long-range hurricane forecasts, predicting severe weather a year in advance. The team's research, based on over 50 years of weather data, identified key factors like ocean temperature changes that influence hurricane activity. Their predictions have been notably accurate, and they are now expanding their forecasting efforts to include typhoons in the Asia Pacific region.

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