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Weather forecasts based on AI are faster and sometimes more accurate than traditional ones, but they may miss rare and unprecedented weather events – which are becoming more common as the climate changes
Weather forecasts can miss rare events like the extreme rainfall caused by 2017’s Hurricane Harvey
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Training AI models on historical weather patterns can turn them into accurate forecasters – but they may not be able to predict extreme events that don’t occur in their training data. This could be a growing issue as climate change drives more unprecedented weather.
“These models are good, but the question we have been asking is about events that are so rare and strong that these models…
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