How Google’s DeepMind tool is ‘more quickly’ forecasting hurricane behavior

<p>‘Less expensive and time consuming’ model helps with fast and accurate predictions, possibly saving lives and property</p><p>When then Tropical Storm Melissa was churning south of Haiti, Philippe Papin, a National Hurricane Center (NHC) meteorologist, had confidence it was about to grow into a monster hurricane.</p><p>As the lead forecaster on duty, he predicted that in just 24 hours the storm would become a category 4 hurricane and begin a turn towards the coast of Jamaica. No NHC forecaster had ever issued <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/burgwx.bsky.social/post/3m3ssoyvg4c2r">such a bold forecast</a> for rapid strengthening.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/16/google-deepmind-hurricane-forecast">Continue reading...</a>