Extreme weather events causing floods, drought, and wildfires are becoming more frequent and more severe with climate change, affecting countries around the globe. Now, scientists are using artificial intelligence (AI) to predict extreme weather in the region which could help save lives as climate change becomes more severe. The United Nations World Food Programme is working with researchers from the University of Oxford University physics department to develop a reliable AI weather forecasting system through machine learning. If it proves successful, it could be used in other parts of the world where extreme weather, driven by climate change, is devastating lives. With a 48 hour warning from the AI weather forecast, those in danger can be forewarned through text messages, emails, and even radio and television broadcasts.
