Coronavirus is messing with the weather forecast too – Phys.org

Weather forecasts have become less accurate during the COVID-19 pandemic due to the reduction in commercial flights, according to new research.
A new study in AGU’s journal Geophysical Research Letters finds the world lost 50-75% of its aircraft weather observations between March and May of this year, when many flights were grounded due to the pandemic.
Aircraft typically inform weather forecasts by recording information about air temperature, relative humidity, air pressure and wind along the…

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