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Accurate weather forecasting is vital for saving lives during hurricanes, floods, and other extreme events. Traditional models, relying on physics-based simulations, take hours to process and are costly. In 2023, DeepMind's GraphCast demonstrated AI’s ability to produce accurate weather forecasts in seconds, outperforming existing supercomputing models in many key metrics. Notably, GraphCast successfully predicted Cyclone Mocha nearly a week in advance, enabling evacuations that saved thousands of lives.
Such rapid and precise forecasting is crucial in an era of climate change, where extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and severe. AI's speed and efficiency are transforming how societies prepare and respond to environmental crises.