Weather affects many things, but did you know that it can also impact the economy in big ways, both in prediction and in outcome? Over one trillion dollars of the US economy is dependent on the weather.
As you might expect, agriculture, tourism, and construction are three of the major industries affected by poor or extreme weather. And things are only going to get worse. The effect of climate change on weather patterns is already being felt as storms and temperatures become even more extreme.
One industry that is growing because of the weather, and growing concerns over climate change is weather forecasting technology. Being able to tell when and where bad weather is going to hit is vital to being prepared, long in advance. Models of weather patterns need to be projected further and further into the future.
We need to be investing now for climate change that is years away. It will be here sooner than you think.
