Now, a computer program that lets you "feel" the weather on the map

Climate researchers have developed a weather map interface that lets the user physically feel weather features.

Developed by Haptics researcher Cagatay Basdogan of Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey, the new system involves a computer system that lets climate researchers "feel" wind speeds and other weather features on their maps using a joystick that simulates touching objects

According to a report in New Scientist, climate data is normally displayed as layers of symbols on 2D or 3D maps of terrain. For example, arrows of different lengths represent wind direction and strength, and colors indicate changes in air pressure.