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People holding smartphones transmitting hail data in Beijing against a stormy sky and cityscape — visualizing mobile devices as weather stations

Smartphones as Weather Stations: How Phone Data Improved Hail Forecasts in Beijing

Technology 08/16/2026, 06:21
🌩️ Scientists from Peking University have shown that smartphones can become weather stations! 📱 Data from phone barometers improved hail forecasts by 14–17%. 🔍 But there are limitations: there are few smartphones in mountains and rural areas. 🌍 Integration with traditional weather stations is the key to future accurate forecasts! #technology #weather #hailprotection
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Morning sunset over a street in Zhytomyr, symbolizing record coolness and cold air in the region

Record Coolness: Zhytomyr Region Breaks the 1998 Temperature Minimum

Science 08/13/2026, 14:09
📉 A new temperature record has been set in the Zhytomyr region: on the night of August 13 in Korosten, it was only +4.9°C. This is 2.4 degrees lower than the 1998 minimum! 🌡️ The anomalous coolness is caused by the passage of an atmospheric front that displaced the heat. However, synoptics warn: the temperature will start rising again as early as August 16-17. 🌤️
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Symbolic 'I Love Ukraine' sign against clear sky — herald of weather change after scorching summer

End of the 'scorching hell': how an atmospheric front will change the weather in Ukraine this week

Incidents 08/07/2026, 21:44
🌦️ End of heat in Ukraine: meteorologists forecast a weather change this week. 📉 Heat recedes: after the passage of an atmospheric front, temperatures will drop to comfortable values. ⛈️ August 8: thunderstorms and squalls are expected, especially in the center and north. 🌡️ From August 10: stable weather without precipitation will be established, nights will become cooler (+12...+17°C). 📅 Next week: temperatures will return to the norm for August (+27...+33°C during the day). #Weather #Ukraine #Heat #Meteorologists
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