Question

Application of Science and Technology in weather forecasting​

Answer 1

• Weather forecasting is the science and technology used to anticipate atmospheric conditions for a certain area and time.
• Informally for millennia and formally since the 19th century, people have sought to predict the weather.
• Weather predictions are created by gathering quantitative data on the present condition of the atmosphere, land, and ocean, and then using meteorology to project how the atmosphere will change in a certain location.
• Weather forecasting used to be done manually, based on changes in barometric pressure, present weather conditions, and sky condition or cloud cover.
• Now, computer-based models take into consideration a wide range of atmospheric parameters.
• Pattern recognition skills, teleconnections, knowledge of model performance, and understanding of model biases are still necessary for selecting the best potential prediction model to use as the basis for the forecast.

Answer 2

Answer:

Natural calamities which were forecasted earlier:

Weather forecasting is the science and technology used to anticipate atmospheric conditions for a certain area and time. Informally for millennia and formally since the 19th century, people have sought to predict the weather. Weather predictions are created by gathering quantitative data on the present condition of the atmosphere, land, and ocean, and then using meteorology to project how the atmosphere will change in a certain location.

Weather forecasting used to be done manually, based on changes in barometric pressure, present weather conditions, and sky condition or cloud cover.Tornadoes and floods could be forecasted. Natural calamity is an unexpected and terrible event in nature leading to serious damage and deaths. A few natural calamities are earthquakes, floods, landslides, volcanoes, cyclones. Out of these, few could be predicted such as tornadoes. Tornadoes could be predicted based on scientific data. According to the patterns in past data, we could predict when and where it was going to occur. Floods could also be predicted too depending on the water level of rivers. Other natural calamities such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions couldn’t be predicted very early.

But now, earth scientists are able to forecast hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, wildfires, and landslides using fractals. Science and technology help us to understand the mechanism of natural hazards of meteorological, geological, hydrological, and biological origins and to analyze the transformation of these hazards into disasters.

Explanation:

Currently, Japan is using satellites to analyze images of the earth to predict natural disasters. AI-based systems look for changes in the images to predict the risk of disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis. Advances in science and technology have reinforced the early warning capabilities to control and predict natural hazards and disasters over the last decade. The expansions of global communications and new information technologies have increased the availability of information on natural disasters considerably, through encyclopedias, software, browsers etc. Computer-based models take into consideration a wide range of atmospheric parameters.

Pattern recognition skills, teleconnections, knowledge of model performance, and understanding of model biases are still necessary for selecting the best potential prediction model to use as the basis for the forecast.