As researchers and scientists get access to the plethora of information of weather patterns, they are getting better equipped to deal with upcoming disasters. This data however is massive and highly complex thus the data gathering serves as only a part of the solution. Governments today are realizing the need for data-driven forecasting to keep up with the volume and variety of information required for smarter forecasting. Predicting weather anomalies more effectively could save thousands of lives during natural disasters. The process requires delivering more accurate forecasts and delivering them sooner. Data analysts use the voluminous data gathered to develop reliable forecasting models. Making sense of the data and building actionable intelligence will largely help protect the public from natural disasters. Read more at: http://www.forbes.com/sites/centurylink/2015/07/08/hurricane-forecasts-get-better-give-more-warning-thanks-to-big-data/

Big models and big data have long been a feature of weather and climate modelling. Computer-generated global weather forecasts are initialized from millions of diverse observations from satellites, weather balloons, surface weather stations, ships and buoys. Data assimilation, the procedure of ideally mixing these perceptions into the estimate model, is the most computationally difficult part of making a worldwide conjecture, and is a basic component of forecast skill. The international climate modelling community has evolved interesting infrastructure and social institutions that enable a diverse community of interested users to obtain standardized results from leading climate models developed around the world, to capture aspects of climate modelling certainty and uncertainty and help inform decision-makers and the interested public.

Past the thriving information administrations industry, weather has huge monetary and well-being ramifications. Weather Analytics, an organization that gives atmosphere information, evaluates that climate affects more than 33% of overall GDP, influencing the farming, tourism, angling, amusement, and air transport commercial enterprises, to name simply a few. Dubious climate conditions likewise affect little entrepreneurs. Moreover, public safety is of vital concern when officials aim to understand the impact of extreme weather events such as hurricanes, tsunamis, or wildfires. To know more about this aspect go through Per Nyberg (Senior Director of Business Development at Cray)’s article link: http://www.informationweek.com/big-data/big-data-analytics/3-ways-big-data-supercomputing-change-weather-forecasting/a/d-id/1269439