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Better Weather Forecasts Coming to the Developing World

Steve Baragona

   As more extreme weather takes its toll around the world, computer giant
   IBM says it is making a breakthrough in precision weather forecasting
   available to everyone.

   The company said the new high-resolution forecasts bring a level of
   precision previously available only in major industrialized countries.

   It is expected to help emergency managers better predict where severe
   storms will strike, as well as aid airlines planning flight paths and
   farmers tending crops. Not to mention commuters deciding whether to
   carry an umbrella.

   The new system generates forecasts more frequently and with finer
   details than what's available outside the United States, Europe and
   Japan.

   WATCH: Better Weather Forecasts Coming to the Developing World

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