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to put NEXRAD data in the cloud, where researchers and companies can access both near real-time data and the entire archive.</p> </div> <a class="cta-link" href="https://aws.amazon.com/public-datasets/nexrad/">Learn more</a> </div> </div> <div class="cell large-4 offering"> <a href="https://ral.ucar.edu/solutions/benefits/boltalert-predicting-lightning-threats" class="post-image"> <img src="https://www.ucar.edu/sites/default/files/styles/small_landscape/public/tadl-item/2018-01/Lightning%20NOAA%20landscape.jpg?itok=b5ndfq9c" alt="Lightning strikes are caught on camera"> </a> <div class="details"> <h4><a href="https://ral.ucar.edu/solutions/benefits/boltalert-predicting-lightning-threats">Predicting lightning threats with the U.S. Army</a></h4> <div class="excerpt"> <p>NSF NCAR's BoltAlert庐 draws on radar observations, temperature information, lightning observations, and advanced algorithms to derive lightning strike probability for specific locations. 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