Can AI help weather forecasting save lives?

As global warming makes weather more extreme and deadly, accurate and accessible weather forecasting has never been more needed.
00:00 - Hurricane Otis
00:40 - Extreme weather
01:33 - Democratic Republic of Congo
02:38 - Problems with forecasting
04:25 - Innovative solutions
05:41 - Arrival of AI
07:30 - Smallholder farmers
09:30 - Early warning systems
Read about the high-tech race to improve weather forecasting: econ.st/4a1pqpo
Listen to how new technology will make weather forecasting fit for the 21st century: econ.st/3uLWXDu
Why the world’s poor need to know about weather disasters ahead of time: econ.st/3QZkaJV
Will global average temperatures pass a threshold in 2024? econ.st/46EP0xn
Subscribe to The Economist: econ.st/3uwzp5y
How to predict record-shattering weather events: econ.st/46CGAq7
What can be done to adapt farming to climate change?: econ.st/3N6cLax

[@ricardolordelo3881]

Weather forecasting is, terribly interesting. The problem with numerical methods is that weather is inherently an unstable equilibrium. It’s like simulating turbulence. Nevertheless, we can predict the most likely scenarios. Data analysis (aka AI), although oblivious to the physics of the matter, can, potentially, be very helpful, given enough meaningful data. (although imho should be considered more of a side dish) Most importantly, the judge of weather forecasting, is the actual weather, no bias whatsoever. And that is glorious. I’m not sure but I think and hope that all raw data regarding weather is freely available, ground stations, satellites, etc.

[@AmitKothari1]

I wouldn't say we need to improve weather forecasting. It's more that we have to re-write the algorithms completely. The forecasting formulas used in the past and up until now are completely useless with the new weather configurations that we are having. Talking from northern Italy. The forecasting needs to keep pace with the change in climate. Complicated to say the least.

[@todosealion9469]

I agree with you. I'm living in Japan for more than 32 years. They started to change the model of weather forecasting since global warming started over 27 or 22 years ago. Initially, they warned the population, with the lack of data (of unusual weather behavior)would not be so accurate. As soon as it became cummulative, the weather forecast became more precise, accurate. I remember they started to use Super Computer with cummulative data of global warming. I'm sure not sure, in the begining the weather forecast wasn't very accurate as it was used to be, but less than 5 years, the weather forecast became very accurate and reliable. They asked to the population patience and understanding as a crucial step for preparation for future climate uncertainty. That sacrifice and patience were worth of it.

[@user-si4tb7cr9t]

We need more mature and precise models to predict the weather to prevent more tolls in poor areas and regions where smartphones or auto devices are not widely equipped. Humans must take action more quickly to adjust the speed of severe climate change. Remember every milestone we make can be applied to ourselves and definitely save lives.

[@jefftucker9225]

In poor countries it's not so much that they can't get accurate weather forecast, but more so, they can't get the information out to the population

[@savagepro9060]

The Economist: The race to improve weather forecasting! First World Countries: We race to disrupt the weather!

[@PremierCCGuyMMXVI]

Really wish the U.S. Government funded agencies like NOAA the same way they do the military

[@lord_of_love_and_thunder]

The critical issue seems to be ground station coverage.

[@chrisredlich9086]

The trend of death as it relates to storms is moving downwards. Fewer people die today from extreme weather than at any time in history.

[@thomasdarling2553]

Yes, but extreme weather is causing more infrastructure damage. Just look at insurance rates globally

[@PavelDatsyuk-ui4qv]

​@@thomasdarling2553inflation rates?

[@Mandragara]

Divorcing the model from the underlying physics seems unintuitive to me.

[@smarteveryday1606]

the economist always represent their hostages to talk news

[@GoesGabrielGoes]

The video, in the end, is about the climate crisis and what's interesting is that it is taken as a given. Even the solution for better weather forecasting - which is getting difficult to do because of the climate crisis - follows the same logic that putted us here in the first place. It's about AI and more satellites, which, of course, can help, but it is still causes more pollution. The cycle that putted us here just never ends because we take the system as a given and not something that we built ourselves.

[@nathanngumi8467]

Very educative!

[@user-qr3dp3vx5r]

Глобальное похолодание грядёт, мы на грани нового ледникового периода

[@Subaru2_1]

South global often bear the brunt

[@josephrarichen1229]

The Anchor should speak slowly. I don't know why she is in a hurry. In her job it is important that everyone is able to hear & understand every word she says. I am referring to climate correspondent Rachel Dobbs

[@shaun7163]

If you’re struggling, you can set the video playback speed to e.g. 0.75. Hope that is helpful 😊

[@josephrarichen1229]

@@shaun7163 I understood everything I comented for the improvement of correspondent & for others to understand her properly.

[@rui569]

Put AI to work.

[@robertoivanperezluna6467]

ok human lives, but what about the other life forms that also die due to climate change?

[@sachithabandara1931]

Save human lives => save everything connected, which is the whole ecosystem

[@PriscillaBarberi]

😮

[@tanyamarie987]

thank you fo diz, the economist. 💎😘🤩 well, justin is obsessed with ai so he will gladly volunteer to become some sort of a hybrid human/weather forecastin' machine. bonus: he'll do it from space. ❣️😂🤭🌼🌟⚡💖

[@ex1echo]

We only have few hundred years of dataset from total 4.543 billion years. AI can't forecast or predict the weather. AI only can predict an only short period before disasters begin. We should invest or develop more on communication system, evacuation and a safe shelter.

[@huwgrossmith9555]

Be difficult to do any worse

[@tommanley2924]

My question would be can AI compensate for the chem-trailing?

[@kderules]

Edgy.

[@XOPOIIIO]

I hate channels who put foreign languages without translation, it's complete disrespect to people who like to listen videos instead of watching.

[@shaun7163]

Nice to know. I presume that you’re not talking about this video though, since if you turn on the Closed Captions, they’re all there.

[@XOPOIIIO]

@@shaun7163 Read a comment before answering it.

[@Monolink26]

Geo engineering,Chemtrails,HAARP and the software engineer are the real AI at work

[@mohammadadilsandhu22]

Who causes climate change? USA West n China n India

[@kderules]

Massive geo engineering is happening every day. Just look up to see it. Your welcome.

[@laick123]

Mot very sure but we can try.....try try never die. At least better than a sitting DUCK 🦆... Humans fighting spirit never die

[@JamesSimmons-gv4ow]

With all the talk of overpopulation why is saving lives important?

[@mariuszszczepanczyk4758]

To jest kara za mordowanie sąsiadów. Mordercy głosu nie mają

[@user-nl1fl2mp5f]

as it stand weather forcasting are as accurate as earthquake for casting or vodoo magic,

[@samajier2566]

Cuaca buruk

[@skaterdude14b]

Bro what happened to Israel Palestine? Ukraine Kremlin? Afghanistan Taliban? Africa?

[@Michael_Livingstone]

I wish I could be a Meteorologist as it’s the only job in the world where you can be wrong 90% of the time and you’ll always have a well paying job. They say you need to know math and physics but in reality they just say that to limit the amount of resumes HR needs to deal with.

[@savagepro9060]

Elon Musk's Starlink is 'blocking' the earth's surface!

[@Muddslinger0415]

We dont

[@andrewhaydo7977]

The weather is actually cooling...

[@reckilass]

Woke alarmism or insightful analysis?

[@PremierCCGuyMMXVI]

Woke alarmism? Tf?

[@silversolver7809]

Move to Maldives and let us know.

[@TheLastRepublican1980]

Leave it to an idiot democrat to not realize that FEMA and the NFIP has been wasting tax dollars subsidizing flood "insurance" (AKA Government handouts) for the coastal elites down in Florida living right by the ocean in their fancy beachfront properties. Defund the NFIP! NO MORE HANDOUTS!

[@kderules]

Huge investment in the Maldives.

[@vedchavan]

Wow this is the way we will solve climate change 😂😂 just do this and magic it's done