Methodology

Everything HazardNet does between a satellite pass and the district card on your screen, including the parts that are uncertain, delayed or not yet validated. If you are going to make a decision with this platform, this page is the one to read.

1 · What HazardNet publishes

Each daily forecast run publishes a continuous 15-day sequence (Days 1 to 15) per district: dominant hazard class, continuous severity index (0 to 100), peak severe dates, and confidence score, stamped with the forecast date of the run that produced it.

  • Continuous 15-day daily outlooks for all 64 districts and eight hazard classes.
  • A severity value in two tracks, a skill track and a physics track, each labelled honestly.
  • Published alert levels where an alert policy applies.
  • A validation scorecard and a live freshness record.

2 · How to read a severity value

Severity is a continuous value with two tracks reported side by side. The skill track is the system's own score for the class it selected; the physics track is an independent estimate. They can disagree, and when they do, that is shown rather than smoothed away. Confidence scores are uncalibrated.

3 · Horizons and lead time

Outlooks are published as a continuous 15-day daily trajectory (Days 1 to 15) per district, with peak severe dates highlighted across the full sequence. Every step is a planning window, not an official warning, and Days 8 to 15 carry greater meteorological uncertainty than Days 1 to 7.

4 · Freshness, staleness and failure

Every surface shows the forecast date behind it. A stale run is labelled as stale; a missing run is shown as missing: no number is interpolated to fill a gap.

5 · What is validated: and what is not

Forecast skill is not yet validated against observed outcomes. The published scorecard reports detection counts for five historical episodes and states what those numbers cannot support. No calibration accuracy is claimed.

6 · Methods are research-private

Model code, dataset collection procedures, training and benchmarking are research-private. Only results and outputs are published: on this site and in the public repository. For research collaboration or licensing, use the contact page.

Content reviewed 2026-09-17. HazardNet is decision support, not an official warning service — see the methodology for scope and limitations.

HazardNet is not an official warning service. Official warnings come from BMD and FFWC. In an emergency call 999.

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