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AI could make weather forecasts more accurate. Here’s how

A man reacts in the winds and rain as Hurricane Irma slammed across islands in the northern Caribbean on Wednesday, in Luquillo, Puerto Rico September 6, 2017.  REUTERS/Alvin Baez     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC14353ED7A0

The idea shows promise as an alternative approach to generating weather forecasts. Image: REUTERS/Alvin Baez

Hannah Hickey
‎Science writer, University of Washington
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This new technique uses standard machine learning techniques, developed for 2D images, for weather forecasting. Image: Weyn et al./Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems
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