Tech firm sets out to ‘revolutionise’ the way industry views climate risk

With many firms now reporting how extreme weather could impact their operations, a Nottingham-based company is set to provide a solution that aims to unravel challenging questions about climate change.

Weather Logistics aims to revolutionise the way industry views climate risk based on its proprietary seasonal forecast technology, helping them to develop their resilience plans accordingly.

The company’s software produces climate model simulations for the next three months and provides advice about local hazards such as heatwaves and floods.

Weather Logistics founder Chris Nankervis said: “Essentially, our technology delivers climate information not currently available about weather events that affect operational planning. Flooding accounts for the largest natural hazard losses. Therefore, seasonal predictions of rainfall on a town or city scale can greatly improve a community’s capacity to protect their households, businesses and livelihoods.

“Building awareness of extreme weather hazards is essential as the climate crisis intensifies.”

The move comes following a successful collaboration this April, where the company’s hazard model was independently assessed by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) via Innovate UK’s Analysis for Innovators (A4I) programme.

Nankervis added: “Climate-related financial disclosures can be all about box-ticking.

“To supplement traditional climate projections, seasonal climate forecasts can also reduce flood-related losses.”