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According to a new study sponsored by the University of Washington, machine learning—computer algorithms that develop themselves without direct programming by humans—can be used to enhance lightning forecasts.
(Photo : Philippe Donn) Monsoonal Moisture The major concern early in the week will be thunderstorms with dry lightning as monsoonal moisture extends farther to the north and west. This has already been witnessed at times of the past week, with Los Angeles seeing measurable rain on Tuesday. For this time of year, that is an uncommon feat as Downtown Los Angeles only gets an average of 0.01 of an inch of rain for July. Across Southern California, few more showers and thunderstorms were roaming again early Sunday morning. More thunderstorms will be seen farther north Sunday and Monday as a...
Thanks America, Your Conspiracy Theories are Now Everywhere | Opinion Raphael Tsavkko Garcia , journalist On 2/4/21 at 5:00 AM EST It's not easy to leave the orbit of a superpower, or not to be influenced by it. In addition to cinema, TV, music and a whole history of closeness and foreign relations, the internet has brought new elements that help explain the export of conspiracy theories from the U.S. to other parts of the world—notably to Brazil and Latin America. QAnon, anti-vaxxers, flat-Earthers, they are all creations of lunatics based in the U.S. and often support f...
Freedom of speech is enshrined in the German constitution. But there have been calls to put a lid on far-right political groups' ability to galvanize support on social media.
Toward a wehrhafte journalism “I hope that the past five years have taught journalists that their role is to contribute to democracy’s fortification and to defend it when necessary.” Journalists in the United States have mostly described efforts by Donald Trump and Republicans to fight the results of the 2020 presidential election as what it is: a large-scale, shamelessly anti-democratic disinformation campaign. Given journalists’ track record over the past five years, that could have gone differently. Instead of calling out anti-democratic behavior, they could have continued present...