Weather & Climate blog

Earth Day 2022 - Observed from Space

It’s Time to Invest in our Pale Blue Dot

Leveraging the power of satellite data to mitigate the global supply chain crisis

This article is the first in a series covering the worldwide supply chain disruptions and how Spire’s global solutions are helping alleviate these pain points across diverse industries including maritime, aviation and weather.

How port weather forecasts can help with maritime operations

Spire’s Data Used in Winning Solutions for the Deloitte Gravity Challenge

With the official launch of Deloitte’s GRAVITY Challenge 04 in 2022, Spire has renewed its commitment as a Data and Technology Provider for the “space innovation program connecting real world problems with the people who can solve them.”

The economic impact of climate change on ports

What do you do if the world’s busiest port shuts down due to poor weather conditions?

5 Ways Weather Insights Can Help Ports Thrive

Despite the innovations in modern technology, transportation and communication, more than 80% of the world’s trade is carried through sea-faring vessels.

5 Ways Historical Weather Data will Up Your Maritime Game

The uncertainties of life at sea often witnesses individuals and maritime entities pouring over weather forecast data.

Restoring peatlands fights global warming. Satellites can help

Peatlands hold more carbon than all the world’s forests. But humans have damaged them.

The hidden value of historical weather data

“Red sky at night, sailor’s delight. Red sky in morning, sailor’s warning”- Unknown

The importance of global weather forecasts for U.S. Military and Civil Agency missions

Weather models help the U.S. military execute critical missions, federal engineering organizations create more resilient infrastructure, and scientists better understand climate change. By providing the data accuracy needed to safeguard military personnel and assets, global weather forecasting plays a pivotal role in today’s world.

Top 4 reasons weather predictions beyond a 10 day forecast can be unreliable

With the abnormal weather events of 2022, the accuracy of weather predictions has never been more important.

Spire's weather data helped predict California’s Caldor Fire

With weather data and forecast models, firefighting begins before flames turn into runaway forest fires.

Four Misconceptions About Ocean Weather Forecasts

Water never sits still. Earth’s water cycle keeps water moving from place to place and from one form to another – it’s constant motion and because of this simple fact, it is challenging to forecast these ever-changing conditions.