SHORT-TERM weather forecasting in the Philippines is set for an upgrade thanks to a new system deployed and studied by researchers from the Advanced Science and Technology Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DoST).

Using a dense sensor network, a satellite antenna and various scientific devices, the system would collect nationwide data on lightning frequency, weather parameters and cloud structure to generate precise estimates of typhoon and thunderstorm behaviors as they occur.

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