Weather Forecasting Challenges & Opportunities - Traditional weather forecasting faces challenges in observation, modeling, and translating data into actionable insights [2] - The weather industry faces a critical data problem, hindering the effectiveness of AI-driven weather models [5] - Existing satellite technology (multispectral, high resolution, SAR) was not specifically designed for weather forecasting [8] - Weather impacts all 8 billion people on Earth, affecting daily life, extreme weather events, and various industries [15][17] Tomorrow.io's Solution - Tomorrow.io has launched a constellation of seven commercial-grade microwave sounder satellites into orbit [11] - The company's technology provides near real-time global weather coverage, filling critical data gaps [14] - Microwave sounders can scan the atmosphere and penetrate clouds, providing superior data for weather forecasting [10] - The new data architecture represents a step function change to global weather forecasting [9] Financial Impact of Weather - The US is impacted by weather by $1 billion every 13 days, and this is increasing annually [17] - Globally, the financial impact of weather is in the trillions [17]

Policy & Regulation Impact - The Trump administration's decision to halt military satellite data sharing with weather forecasters is expected to impact the home insurance market [1] Industry Impact - The decision's effects will extend into the home insurance sector [1]

Tonight, rescuers are desperately searching for at least 173 people still missing in Texas. As the death toll rises to 120 from Friday's devastating flash floods. With such a large scale of loss, people are angry and understandably very upset.They want someone or something to blame. Many are pointing to the National Weather Service cuts as a reason why some areas were taken by surprise. But this meteorologist cautions about jumping to that or any conclusion yet.People have been speculating that National Wea ...

NBC Sahil Kapoor reports from Capitol Hill. I also want to bring in Dr.. Irwin Redliner, founding director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University's Earth Institute. Sahill. So, if he gets the job, he is facing the potential for having an awful lot of money that would be needed for some of the upgrades he's talking about gone for next year's budget. Bring us up to speed. Yeah, that's right, Chris. And it's not just Neil Jacobs for Noah related opening. There's also Mr.. Taylo ...