AccuWeather Network

AccuWeather Creates New Index to Measure and Quantify the Severity of Heat Waves

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Wednesday, June 21, 2023

STATE COLLEGE, Pa., June 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- AccuWeather®, the undisputed leader in Superior Accuracy™ in weather forecasting and the most innovative weather source, announced today the creation of a new heat index to help people better understand the severity, intensity, and duration of heat waves: the AccuWeather HeatWave Counter and Severity Index™.

Key Points: 
  • Heat waves on average kill more Americans than any other type of severe weather such as tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, and lightning, and yet heat waves do not get sufficient attention.
  • Part of the inattention has been the lack of any measurement to quantify the extent and severity of heat waves.
  • The newly developed AccuWeather HeatWave Counter and Severity Index™ will quantify heat waves by duration and intensity.
  • The AccuWeather HeatWave Counter and Severity Index™ will be used on the AccuWeather Network, on some of the television stations that carry the Exclusive AccuWeather Forecast, and will be used as the basis for reports on heat waves on AccuWeather.com and the AccuWeather app.

AccuWeather Celebrates 60 Years of Superior Forecast Accuracy

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022

STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Since its founding in 1962, AccuWeather, the most accurate and most used source of weather forecasts and warnings, has revolutionized the field of meteorology.  Now celebrating 60 years, AccuWeather's extraordinary record of forecast accuracy has been responsible for saving tens of thousands of lives in the United States and around the world. 

Key Points: 
  • Now celebrating 60 years, AccuWeather's extraordinary record of forecast accuracy has been responsible for saving tens of thousands of lives in the United States and around the world.
  • Today, when we forecast a snowstorm or a hurricane, people act on it and do what is necessary to get ready."
  • Study after study of forecast accuracy has confirmed the statistical superiority of AccuWeather forecasts over all other sources.
  • AccuWeather MinuteCast, the patented AccuWeather RealFeel Temperature and the AccuWeather RealImpact Scale for Hurricanes are simply a few tools the company has introduced for greater safety, convenience and comfort.

Veteran Content Creator Helen Swenson Becomes AccuWeather's Chief Content Officer

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Friday, June 24, 2022

STATE COLLEGE, Pa., June 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AccuWeather, the most accurate and most used source of global weather forecasts and warnings, today announced the addition of veteran content creator Helen Swenson to its dynamic leadership team as Chief Content Officer effective June 13, 2022. Swenson comes to AccuWeather from her previous role as Vice President of Content at NY1 Spectrum News.

Key Points: 
  • Swenson brings more than two decades of experience in content development, strategic programming and production to AccuWeather's award-winning weather platforms.
  • STATE COLLEGE, Pa., June 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AccuWeather, the most accurate and most used source of global weather forecasts and warnings, today announced the addition of veteran content creator Helen Swenson to its dynamic leadership team as Chief Content Officer effective June 13, 2022.
  • Swenson comes to AccuWeather from her previous role as Vice President of Content at NY1 Spectrum News.
  • Swenson's content, strategic programming and production career spans several decades of leading various content teams.

AccuWeather Deploys API3 Airnode Bringing Weather Data Directly to Blockchain Applications

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Wednesday, June 1, 2022

STATE COLLEGE, Pa., June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AccuWeather, the world's most accurate and most used weather source, today launched its AccuWeather API in collaboration with API3, a leading first-party blockchain oracle solution, providing a seamless Web3 wrapper that enables Web API providers to offer AccuWeather's world-class weather data directly on-chain.  The deal empowers AP13 to deliver the most accurate weather forecast and warning data to decentralized applications (dApps) to benefit users and community members.

Key Points: 
  • The deal empowers AP13 to deliver the most accurate weather forecast and warning data to decentralized applications (dApps) to benefit users and community members.
  • By running its own oracle node, AccuWeather will further establish itself as a foundational data provider in the developing dApp space through direct interaction with decentralized developers and data consumers, demonstrating the value, impact and breadth of weather data across various platforms and applications.
  • The technology's first-party architecture also offers easily scalable solutions as AccuWeather looks to increase data production and delivery to users and communities.
  • AccuWeather's partnership with API3 creates a new opportunity to control its own oracle node that serves data to end-users.

AccuWeather introduces Premium+ tier of award-winning app with advanced lifesaving features for threatening severe weather

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Wednesday, May 4, 2022

STATE COLLEGE, Pa., May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AccuWeather, the most used and proven most accurate source of forecasts and warnings today announced the launch of the new tier of its premium subscription package, Premium+, now on the AccuWeather app.  The new tier offered at an affordable annual or monthly subscription fee in the AccuWeather app is ad free, like the AccuWeather Premium app, and includes the AccuWeather AlertsTM advanced notifications to enhance safety and enable users make the best weather-impacted decisions. It is available in both iOS and Android versions.

Key Points: 
  • The new tier offered at an affordable annual or monthly subscription fee in the AccuWeather app is ad free, like the AccuWeather Premium app, and includes the AccuWeather AlertsTM advanced notifications to enhance safety and enable users make the best weather-impacted decisions.
  • AccuWeather Alerts are advanced notifications that have revolutionized the distribution and communication of severe weather threats and complement and extend the usefulness of official government weather watches and warnings.
  • AccuWeather Alerts are easy to activate, taking only seconds to turn on for an added layer of protection and safety.
  • Users of AccuWeather Premium+ may access all of the features of the free AccuWeather app, such as AccuWeather RealFeel, AccuWeather Hurricane Tracker and AccuWeather WinterCast, along with many other unique offerings, such as the addition of AccuWeather Alerts advanced notifications, and a range of planned innovations to be added in the coming months.

Digital Turbine and AccuWeather Partner to Scale its Weather App and Content Globally

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Wednesday, April 27, 2022

AUSTIN, Texas and ACCUWEATHER GLOBAL WEATHER CENTER, April 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --  Digital Turbine, Inc. (Nasdaq: APPS) and AccuWeather, the proven leader in weather forecast accuracy, today announced a multiyear partnership leveraging Digital Turbine's full ad-stack across three areas: app distribution, audience development and in-app monetization solutions. Digital Turbine is to be the preferred global distributor of AccuWeather apps for native on-device inventory. Additionally, AccuWeather's portfolio of weather and weather-related content will be a preferred source for editorial placements within Digital Turbine's Content Media Solutions. To support AccuWeather's monetization goals, Digital Turbine's ad mediation and brand demand on both iOS and Android devices strategically expand the partnership. App distribution is set to launch in Q2 2022.

Key Points: 
  • Digital Turbine is to be the preferred global distributor of AccuWeather apps for native on-device inventory.
  • Additionally, AccuWeather's portfolio of weather and weather-related content will be a preferred source for editorial placements within Digital Turbine's Content Media Solutions.
  • To support AccuWeather's monetization goals, Digital Turbine's ad mediation and brand demand on both iOS and Android devices strategically expand the partnership.
  • "AccuWeather is a trusted source for weather data, weather-related content and forecasting services around the world," said Matt Tubergen, EVP of Partnerships at Digital Turbine.

Industry Leader AccuWeather Launches ClimateReady™ Risk Mitigation

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Tuesday, January 25, 2022

ClimateReady leverages AccuWeather's superior insights to assess the impacts of climate change through organizational risk scenarios up to the year 2100 for a client's specific location(s) or designated market area (DMA).

Key Points: 
  • ClimateReady leverages AccuWeather's superior insights to assess the impacts of climate change through organizational risk scenarios up to the year 2100 for a client's specific location(s) or designated market area (DMA).
  • With ClimateReady Risk Mitigation, AccuWeather is taking the next logical step in situational awareness regarding potential weather threats and their impacts to help companies and organizations dramatically alter business models and future performance while minimizing the risk of climate-related crises.
  • AccuWeather, RealFeel, MinuteCast, Minute by Minute, Minute by Minute Forecasts, and Up to the Minute are all registered trademarks of AccuWeather, Inc. AccuWeather RealFeel Temperature, RealFeel Shade, WinterCast, AccuWeatherIQ, AccuWeather RealImpact Scale, AccuWeather RI, AccuWeather MinuteCast, AccuWeather Network, ClimateReady and Superior Accuracy are all trademarks of AccuWeather, Inc. All other trademarks, product names and logos are the property of their respective owners.
  • The AccuWeather app for Android phone and tablet users is free at the Google Play store .

AccuWeather Acquires Plume Labs

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Monday, January 24, 2022

Plume Labs will continue to operate within the AccuWeather group as its center for climate and environmental data, to work on scaling up its ambitions to save lives by bringing its air quality forecasts to the 1.5 billion people AccuWeather reaches around the world and expanding its focus beyond air quality by applying Plume Labs' AI technology to a broader range of environmental risks, from climate to wildfires.

Key Points: 
  • Plume Labs will continue to operate within the AccuWeather group as its center for climate and environmental data, to work on scaling up its ambitions to save lives by bringing its air quality forecasts to the 1.5 billion people AccuWeather reaches around the world and expanding its focus beyond air quality by applying Plume Labs' AI technology to a broader range of environmental risks, from climate to wildfires.
  • "Seven years ago, David Lissmyr and I launched Plume Labs to make air quality information accessible to everyone," said Romain Lacombe, Founder and CEO of Plume Labs.
  • AccuWeather, RealFeel, MinuteCast, Minute by Minute, Minute by Minute Forecasts, Up to the Minute, and AccuWeather.com are all registered trademarks of AccuWeather, Inc. AccuWeather RealFeel Temperature, RealFeel Shade, WinterCast, AccuWeatherIQ, AccuWeather RealImpact Scale, AccuWeather RI, AccuWeather MinuteCast, AccuWeather Network, AccuWeather NOW, AccuWeather ClimateReady and Superior Accuracy are all trademarks of AccuWeather, Inc. Plume Labs and Flow are registered trademarks of Plume Labs SAS.
  • Plume and the Plume design logo are trademarks of Plume Labs SAS.

Ontic Expands Real-Time Threat Detection Solution To Help Enterprises Gain Situational Awareness and Take Action

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Tuesday, January 4, 2022

"Our Real-Time Threat Detection solution is the first to combine these signals, and complex critical information so security teams can detect threats early, establish situational awareness, track changing situations and proactively act on early risk indicators to mitigate business disruptions and keep their assets safe."

Key Points: 
  • "Our Real-Time Threat Detection solution is the first to combine these signals, and complex critical information so security teams can detect threats early, establish situational awareness, track changing situations and proactively act on early risk indicators to mitigate business disruptions and keep their assets safe."
  • Purpose-built for security professionals, Ontic's Real-Time Threat Detection offering connects the entire threat management landscape and investigation process at Fortune 500 and emerging enterprises, providing a comprehensive picture of the types of threats an organization faces.
  • Ontic's Real-Time Threat Detection offering will be available for its clients during the first quarter of the year.
  • Joel N. Myers, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, established AccuWeather in 1962 and is considered the "father of modern commercial meteorology."

AccuWeather Announces Live Node on Chainlink, Making Weather-Based Blockchain Applications Possible

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Tuesday, December 14, 2021

The AccuWeather node broadcasts data across leading blockchains and cryptographically signs it, allowing users to know definitively that it originated from AccuWeather.

Key Points: 
  • The AccuWeather node broadcasts data across leading blockchains and cryptographically signs it, allowing users to know definitively that it originated from AccuWeather.
  • Utilizing Chainlink as a universal gateway to blockchains, AccuWeather is extending the reach of its premier weather data into emerging markets, as well as support for the next generation of weather-related applications.
  • "Launching our official Chainlink node begins a new era of AccuWeather supporting blockchain-based markets, opening up increasingly sophisticated and globally accessible applications, spanning weather-related insurance and more," said Kurt Fulepp, AccuWeather Global Chief Product Officer.
  • "We look forward to seeing how hybrid smart contracts using AccuWeather data will create value for everyone from farmers to businesses, and organizations around the world."