In the wake of Hurrican Harvey, Jose, and Irma; many people have begun to point fingers at meteorologists and the media for not correctly predicting the path of destruction. Well, this may not be the case any longer. A research team led by Ben Kirtman has constructed a new forecast model that will predict weather up to four weeks in advance.
The project takes place at the University of Miami and students and researchers have been working on it for two years. This model takes data from different organizations including the NOAA, NASA, Environment Canada, and the Navy. Kirtman says it can "definitely help with hurricanes", giving citizens and officials enough time to prepare and, in some cases, evacuate.
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