Scientists crowdsource atmospheric data from smartphones to improve weather forecasts

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Meteorologists may become better at their jobs thanks to your smartphone. Atmospheric scientists at the University of Washington are collecting data from people using PressureNet, a free app that works on certain Android devices. Pressure sensors installed on those devices can estimate the phone’s elevation and location, but scientists can also take advantage of those sensors… Read More…

snOMG! Where to go to keep up on Seattle’s snow storms

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Tech news never sleeps, as John and Todd know all too well. But if you live in Seattle, chances are there’s one really big news event you’re thinking about today, and it’s not made of pixels. Just snow. A couple inches could fall in parts of the region today, but the big story is what… Read More…