"An unsexy department with a compelling story:" how Hong Kong's drainage authorities (and the private sector) are charting the future of flood-fighting: 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Weeks before the official start of the Northern Hemisphere’s summer, signs are emerging that the coming months will be blistering in North America, Europe & Asia, threatening to tax grids & wilt crops. With @weathersullivan.bsky.social and @joewertz.bsky.social. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Nevertheless, weather predictions are imperfect and every forecast contains an element of uncertainty. In that vein, meteorologists like to quote the 20th century statistician George Box: “All models are wrong but some are useful.” www.bloomberg.com/explainers/a...

“Weather isn’t extremely abstract, but the way we present the data is, and we can fix that,” said Knoweather Chief Executive Jonathan Chui. “We’ve been stuck with 2D graphics for too long.” www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Interesting sales pitch from this furniture shop in Hong Kong; "Tariff War - Big Sale 🇺🇸🇨🇳"

For decades, public agencies have run global weather models that require supercomputers to crunch complex equations to spit out predictions. Now, AI is opening space for smaller, commercial players to provide super granular & specialist forecasts: 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Working at Quartz and being given the independence and creative space to report on Hong Kong at a time of historic upheaval will always be the privilege of a lifetime.

The next frontier of forecasting will go beyond traditional weather data as forecasters, aided by new AI techniques, turn to non-weather inputs to help predict emerging weather risks and volatile climate patterns. With @joewertz.bsky.social; 🎁🔗: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

US scientists are looking to the private sector & abroad for jobs as NOAA cuts headcount. China is well positioned to take advantage: it aims to recruit 100 top experts from around the world by 2035 to tackle “key, core technical chokepoints” in the weather domain www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

It’s not easy being an elite athlete anywhere. But Hong Kong presents a unique set of challenges: an unforgiving climate, high cost of living, limited sporting facilities and a culture that generally prizes boardrooms over locker rooms. www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

"The latest development signals the end of Hong Kong’s long rise as a global force in ports that started with a single dock." www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

We’re covering the impacts of layoffs at the National Weather Service and NOAA’s other line offices @bloomberg.com. Here’s how to get in touch. Signal: lgrosen.03 Email: lrosenthal21 [at] bloomberg [dot] net Send a tip: bloomberg.com/tips/

NOAA, which oversees the National Weather Service fired 800 today as tornado season ramps up next week across parts of Texas, and the South. The story with colleagues @bloomberg.com colleagues: @laurenthal.bsky.social @arinatter.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article... #weather #climate

Weather agencies caught between demands for certainty when delivering forecasts based on probabilities have taken different approaches when it comes to El Nino/La Nina. Colleague @maryhui.bsky.social led our @bloomberg.com reporting here: www.bloomberg.com/news/article... #climate #weather #enso

Southern Hemisphere looking very active with six formed tropical cyclones. Source: US Joint Typhoon Warning Center www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/jtwc.html

Forecasters are always weighing demands for certainty vs inherently uncertain (& increasingly volatile) weather. Threading that needle is crucial for agencies' public comms—not least for something as important as El Niño & La Niña. W/ @weathersullivan.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

China is delving into the realm of AI to help bolster its weather forecasting clout, but it’s facing the dilemma of balancing national security priorities with being at meteorology’s cutting-edge. 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

China's state weather agency is considering using DeepSeek, the local startup whose artificial intelligence model shook global markets last month, to power its forecasts and observations www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

"The ripple effects of even small declines in wind speeds highlight a fundamental shift in Europe from a temperature-dependent energy market to one determined by the wind and the sun:" www.bloomberg.com/news/article... By @joewertz.bsky.social

NEW: Trump and Musk have unleashed chaos at US weather forecaster: muddled directives and early-morning emails put NOAA on edge. Exclusive by @laurenthal.bsky.social @weathersullivan.bsky.social 🎁: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

In studying the pillars of US maritime dominance, Chinese academics cite govt-wide coordination & heavy investment in basic ocean sciences research. Rolling back those efforts may shake US leadership in all things oceanic & atmospheric. @weathersullivan.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Hong Kong's Information Services Department has a few remnants of protocol from the days it was a British colony, so it occasionally uses Latin terms such as "cum". Here's something from @maryhui.bsky.social to explain it theoutline.com/post/7091/ho...

China's weather agency has started using data from commercial satellites for the first time, years after US & EU agencies started doing the same. It "is a game-changer for operational weather forecasting,” says Jonathan Chui of Macau-based startup Knoweather. www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Pres-elect Trump has been handed a playbook for how to weaken NOAA - the agency that's made the US a global superpower in predicting the weather. The risk? "China is going to take over and expand on this," one ex-NOAA official said. "And the US is going to lose." Story with @maryhui.bsky.social:

When I visited China a few weeks ago for a WMO conference, I got to see some of the investments they are putting into international training and it is quite substantial like this giant building. Article is a great dive into what is going on behind the scenes and the implications.

Bloomberg has kicked off a new weather newsletter for you all to start your week. We will be looking at weather worldwide, as well as the potential implications for markets. Sign up here: www.bloomberg.com/account/news... @maryhui.bsky.social @laurenthal.bsky.social #weather #climate

From 2013–2023, China increased its spending on "weather diplomacy" by nearly 500%. Now, Trump's return could mean funding slashes for climate & meteorological work–and create an opening for China to take the weather superpower crown. W/ @laurenthal.bsky.social: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Fascinating story from @maryhui.bsky.social: “President Xi Jinping has said he wants China to become a “weather superpower,” and made it a national priority to win the world’s second-largest economy a bigger say in global meteorological governance.”

The weather has long been tied to military and national security interests. Now it's primed to emerge as another flashpoint in the US-China rivalry. On how Trump's return gives China a shot at being the next weather superpower, w/ @laurenthal.bsky.social: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

We've just launched a weekly newsletter, Weather Watch, tracking how ever wilder weather patterns are impacting the global economy. w/ @weathersullivan.bsky.social , @laurenthal.bsky.social, & the broader commods, energy & climate crew. For digital subscribers. 🎁: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...