{
  "id": 4661356,
  "title": "Tool helps U.S. Space Force predict dangerous wind events",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/tool-helps-u-s-space-force-predict-dangerous-wind-events",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-31T15:20:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-tool-space-dangerous-events.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Zachary Kopel '26 has developed a forecasting tool now in use by the U.S. Space Force to help predict dangerous convective wind events, including microbursts that can threaten rockets during launch operations.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}