Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about how innovation is better in Africa. South Africa's newest mobile operator, Rain, has launched the continent's first ...

Radar data can estimate rainfall to a fairly accurate amount. The rain data in the case of the deadly tragedy that unfolded in the Texas Hill Country last weekend shows exactly why the area around ...

Weather forecasting relies heavily on modeled data that accounts for the physics, dynamics and thermodynamics of the atmosphere. This modeling serves as the key to weather prediction, but without ...