CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Analysis of synoptic weather reports By 1849 Joseph Henry of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., was plotting daily weather maps based on telegraphic reports, and in 1869 Cleveland Abbe at the Cincinnati Observatory began to provide regular weather forecasts using data received telegraphically.

Detailed explanation-2: -Joseph Henry: the Father of Weather Forecasting (And the First Smithsonian Secretary!)

Detailed explanation-3: -More extensive observations, much faster numerical prediction models, and vastly improved methods of assimilating observations into models led to the improvement. As more advanced weather satellites come online and faster supercomputers are used to crunch weather data, forecasting will grow even more accurate.

Detailed explanation-4: -Atmospheric scientists, including meteorologists study weather, climate, and other aspects of the atmosphere. They develop reports and forecasts from their analysis of weather and climate data.