Experts work to develop better tools to predict severe weather
<p><span word="America">America</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Oceanic">Oceanic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Atmospheric">Atmospheric</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="celebrating">celebrating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Weather">Weather</span>-<span word="Ready">Ready</span> <span word="Nation">Nation</span> <span word="project">project</span>. <span word="Weather">Weather</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="reacts">reacts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="forecasts">forecasts</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="predictions">predictions</span>, <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>. <span word="But">But</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="high">high</span>.</p><p><span word="NOAA">NOAA</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="numerical">numerical</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="prediction">prediction</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="months">months</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="NOAA">NOAA</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="forecast">forecast</span> <span word="models">models</span>.</p><p><span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Project">Project</span> <span word="NOAH">NOAH</span> -- <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nationwide">Nationwide</span> <span word="Operational">Operational</span> <span word="Assessment">Assessment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hazards">Hazards</span>.</p><p><span word="Mahar">Mahar</span> <span word="Lagmay">Lagmay</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Project">Project</span> <span word="NOAH">NOAH</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="resolution">resolution</span> <span word="imaging">imaging</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="predict">predict</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="disasters">disasters</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="strike">strike</span>.</p><p>"<span word="To">To</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="construct">construct</span> <span word="hazard">hazard</span> <span word="maps">maps</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="resolution">resolution</span> <span word="topography">topography</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="simulations">simulations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="floods">floods</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="resolution">resolution</span> <span word="topography">topography</span>."</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="images">images</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="maps">maps</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="shape">shape</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="react">react</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="disasters">disasters</span>.</p><p>"<span word="By">By</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="scale">scale</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="maps">maps</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="relate">relate</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="houses">houses</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="neighbor">neighbor</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="houses">houses</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="community">community</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="river">river</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="relation">relation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hazards">hazards</span> - <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flood">flood</span> <span word="hazards">hazards</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span>."</p>
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