Meteorologist Kristen Currie discusses the instruments meteorologists use to observe and forecast the weather.

“A transmitter on the radiosonde sends the data back to tracking equipment on the ground every one to two seconds. By ...

When you check the weather forecast, you’re relying on a vast network of weather stations that quietly gather data across the ...

Two satellite instruments that track Earth’s carbon dioxide levels will soon go offline, deemed “beyond their primary mission.” Two others meant to monitor water contamination and air pollution, ...