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A new AI-based weather tool surpasses current forecasts

Aurora can be tweaked to predict air pollution, ocean waves, tropical cyclones and more

A satellite image of Typhoon Doksuri

Typhoon Doksuri struck the Philippines in July 2023 and didn’t follow the predicted storm path. A new AI model called Aurora figured out the correct route from data captured four days in advance of the storm.

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By Kathryn Hulick

Weather forecasting is getting cheaper and more accurate. An AI model named Aurora used machine learning to outperform current weather prediction systems, researchers report May 21 in Nature.