Weather Company deploying sensors in South America, Africa to improve forecasting
 

Weather Company deploying sensors in South America, Africa to improve forecasting
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The Weather Company is deploying 100 weather observing stations in Chile and India to help these governments better anticipate and track local weather extremes, the company an**unced Thursday.*

In addition, the company, which is **w part of IBM, will deploy 300 personal weather stations in Kenya, Nigeria and other African nations that are currently underserved by weather agencies and private weather companies.*

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This initiative is being coordinated with city and national governments as well as the World Meteorological Organization, a U.N. agency, to ensure these weather stations are deployed in strategic locations that can have the most impact on forecast accuracy.* Read more...


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