Microsoft’s new Aurora AI system is transforming weather forecasting by predicting storms, air quality, and ocean waves with greater accuracy than traditional methods. This breakthrough could help communities better prepare for increasingly common extreme weather events. Aurora isn’t just faster than current forecasting systems—it’s 5,000 times faster. While traditional weather models take hours on supercomputers, Aurora generates 10-day forecasts in seconds using graphics processing units (GPUs). “For the first time, an AI system can outperform all operational centers for hurricane forecasting,” said Paris Perdikaris, associate professor at the University of Pennsylvania and senior researcher on the project. The system’s abilities … Continue reading Microsoft’s Aurora AI Can See Storms Coming Days Before Others