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Despite substantial advances in both forecasting capability and emergency preparedness, recent years have seen a large number of natural disasters that have cost many lives, displaced large numbers of people, and caused widespread damage to property and infrastructure. Many of these disasters result from severe weather interacting with society. At the same time, less severe weather events place a continuing strain on society through more frequent impacts of smaller magnitude. This is especially evident in less developed countries with more fragile economies and infrastructure. In addition, weather forecasts are becoming increasingly important for economic applications (e.g. forecasting energy supply and demand) and for protecting the environment. In all these areas users of weather information expect more sophisticated guidance than was the case ten years ago.[…]

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