Human attempts to work out the weather

Find out the facts and myths of predicting rain or shine.

Humans have long tried to predict the weather accurately. From the hunters and gatherers of ancient times to today’s pilots and farmers, predicting the weather can make the difference between success and failure. Accurate forecasts also save lives. They help sailors stay safe at sea, and help officials warn people about storms. They shape our daily lives, too, like when to walk the dog or wrap up warm. Nowadays, the methods are very high-tech but in the past people studied birds, cows and insects for clues as to what might happen. Ancient forecasting In 650BC the Babylonians (who lived in what is now Iraq and Syria) tried to predict the weather based on the appearance of clouds and other things such as halos (rings of light that form around the…

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