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WeatherNext: AI model achieves breakthrough in forecasting cyclones
Google DeepMind and partners developed WeatherNext, an AI model for predicting cyclone tracks and intensity, and have now open-sourced the technology.
Why it matters
Providing an extra day of predictive accuracy allows communities and emergency teams more time to prepare for destructive storms, potentially saving lives.
The details
- The model was co-trained on the IBTrACS database of nearly 5,000 storms.
- It can generate a 15-day forecast in under one minute on a TPU.
- It operates at 28x28km resolution, which is 100x coarser than traditional models.
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