How WeatherNext helped the US National Hurricane Center forecast Hurricane Melissa's Jamaica landfall
Google DeepMind's AI weather model WeatherNext helped the US National Hurricane Center forecast five days ahead that Hurricane Melissa would hit Jamaica at Category 5 strength, with 80% confidence. Three days out, that rose to near 100%.
Why it matters: The Hurricane Melissa case shows how an AI weather model called a rapid intensification five days ahead, a concrete look at AI in extreme-weather warnings.