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AccuWeather Report: $500 billion in damage and economic loss estimated after destructive and unprecedented hurricane season
AccuWeather Global Weather Center - Nov. 25, 2024 - As the record-shattering 2024 Atlantic hurricane season comes to a close, AccuWeather experts estimate that the five hurricanes and one unnamed subtropical storm that made landfall in the United States caused an estimated $500 billion in total damage and economic loss. "This has been a tremendously...
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Entravision News Teams Add Six New StoryTeller+ Systems From AccuWeather
- New systems afford easier, superior news delivery, elevated viewer experience. STATE COLLEGE, PA – October 31, 2024 – AccuWeather is pleased to announce that Entravision has purchased six of its StoryTeller+ Display Systems, enhancing how its stations will deliver the news. The StoryTeller+ will enable Entravision to create more interactive content for viewers, making broadcasts more engaging,...
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Best-Selling Calendar App Brings AccuWeather's Superior Weather Forecasts Directly to Users' PCs Flexibits Releases Fantastical for Windows
STATE COLLEGE, PA / HUNTINGTON, NY – October 29, 2024 – Flexibits today introduced a new, much anticipated app to its lineup, Fantastical for Windows, bringing AccuWeather’s superior weather forecasts directly to users’ calendars. Fantastical for Windows is here and includes one of the top feature requests from users: Weather at a Glance powered by...
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AccuWeather's Preliminary Estimate of Total Damage and Economic Loss from Unnamed Storm in North Carolina is $7 Billion
AccuWeather Global Weather Center - Sept. 18, 2024 - AccuWeather's preliminary estimate of the total damage and economic loss from an unnamed storm with tropical storm impacts in the United States is $7 billion. This is a preliminary estimate, as the storm effects are continuing to be felt and some areas have not yet reported complete information about...
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New Invisible Iceberg series featuring AccuWeather Founder Dr. Joel Myers to debut on AccuWeather TV Network and AccuWeather NOW
AccuWeather Global Weather Center - Sept. 5, 2024 - A new original series highlighting the impactful ways that weather and climate have shaped many major historic events around the globe will debut on AccuWeather platforms on Sept. 9. This new series is based on the book Invisible Iceberg: When Climate and Weather Shaped History written...
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Latest Independent Study Reconfirms Superior Accuracy™ of AccuWeather Forecasts
Independent analysis of 25 million weather forecasts by the ‘JD Power of weather prediction' over an 18-month period shows forecasts are the most accurate among top weather providers in all categories tested. AccuWeather Global Weather Center, January 6, 2020 - In the latest statistical comprehensive comparison of forecast accuracy, global weather and digital media leader...
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Ecosia partners with AccuWeather to bring superior weather information and unique Global Severe Weather Alerts to users, and to help make cities more climate resilient
AccuWeather brings hyper-local forecasts and life-saving severe weather alerts to Ecosia's tree-planting search engine
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AccuWeather Challenges X for Labeling Their Accurate Beryl Forecasts as Misinformation
AccuWeather's team of Expert Meteorologists and Hurricane Experts led the way by forecasting that Beryl would become a major hurricane before other known sources even considered it a tropical storm. State College, PA - July 12, 2024 - X (formerly Twitter) was criticized for labeling AccuWeather’s Hurricane Beryl map misinformation, sparking controversy in the weather...
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AccuWeather Signs Global Climate Science-Media Action Plan Pledge At The AMS Annual Meeting
AccuWeather, scientific associations, and high-profile media outlets sign pledge ensuring climate change communications are accurate, accessible, actionable
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AccuWeather Does Not Support Project 2025 Plan to Fully Commercializing NWS Operations; NOAA has Critical Role in American Weather Enterprise
AccuWeather Does Not Support Fully Commercializing NWS Operations; NOAA has Critical Role in American Weather Enterprise
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Climate and extreme weather take center stage at the World Economic Forum in Davos
DAVOS, Switzerland-Weather was a hot topic at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos this year, and not just because of the freezing temperatures at the Swiss mountain resort. WEF, a non-profit, independent foundation headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, brings together leaders from business, cultural, political and social spheres and has evolved into a global platform...
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AccuWeather® Names Matt Gillis Chief Business Officer
Mobile and Ad Tech Leader with Over 25 Years of Experience Building and Operating Global Companies to Usher Next Phase of AccuWeather's Growth State College, PA - June 13, 2024 - AccuWeather, Inc., the global leader in weather forecasting services, has named media and technology industry veteran Matt Gillis to the new role of Chief...
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AccuWeather® and Children's Hospital Los Angeles Team-up to Revolutionize Children's Healthcare Using Environmental Data
Data + AI Summit 2024, San Francisco, CA - June 11, 2024 - Researchers at Children's Hospital Los Angeles and the University of Southern California are working with AccuWeather experts to leverage air pollution, UV index, humidity and other critical environmental information from the AccuWeather Data Suite on Databricks, aiming to revolutionize children’s healthcare in...
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Databricks recognizes AccuWeather® as 2024 Retail and Consumer Goods Partner of the Year Award
Data + AI Summit 2024, San Francisco, CA - June 10, 2024 - AccuWeather is the proud recipient of the Databricks 2024 Retail and Consumer Goods Partner of the Year Award, presented at the 2024 Data + AI Summit in San Francisco. "We are honored to work alongside Databricks to help drive better outcomes for our...
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AccuWeather® Showcases Patented AI-Based Model that Turns Risky Weather Obstacles Into Business Opportunities
Data + AI Summit 2024, San Francisco, CA - June 10, 2024 - AccuWeather's Data Sciences and AI team will be showcasing their latest innovation in severe weather forecasting at this year's Databricks Data + AI Summit. The team is also issuing a call to action for potential partners to leverage their own third party...
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Comcast Technology Solutions Selected by AccuWeather for Managed Channel Origination
Multiyear agreement for AccuWeather to use CTS to acquire, prepare, create, package, and deliver linear TV and OTT channels
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Sizzling Summer Temperatures Could Lead To Higher Power Bills Across America
Temperatures will soar two to four degrees above the historical average across much of the United States this summer, leading to an increased demand for electricity to run air conditioners. AccuWeather Global Weather Center - May, 1, 2024 - AccuWeather's team of long-range forecasters says millions of Americans are expected to experience above-historical average temperatures...
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Brainstorm and AccuWeather® Team Up On Joint Development of New Generation of 3D Applications For TV Weather Presentations
The Companies, With A Long History Of Collaborations, Will Partner to Develop Real-Time, Data-Powered 3D Weather Products, Augmented Reality, and Virtual Sets. Brainstorm Booth SL4097 and AccuWeather Booth SL5031 NAB 2024, Las Vegas, NV - April 15, 2024 - Brainstorm, leading manufacturer of real-time 3D graphics and virtual studio solutions, and AccuWeather®, the world's most...
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AccuWeather®, Ambient Weather® Partner On Hyperlocal Weather Data, Weather Station Networks For Local TV
STATE COLLEGE, PA & BOOTHWYN, PA - April 13, 2024 - AccuWeather® and Ambient Weather®, a leader in modern weather station technology, have entered into in an exclusive partnership to offer superior real-time hyperlocal weather data and private weather station networks for local TV stations for the first time ever at NAB. As part of the...
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AccuWeather's® Newest WeatherShow Enhancer™ Turbocharges Weather Presentations
AccuWeather's® Newest WeatherShow Enhancer™ Turbocharges Weather Presentations with More Motion, Greater Interactivity, Faster Severe Weather Information, and Superior Hyperlocal Weather Data