Trump cuts to weather data could make forecasts less reliable, warn experts
As the US prepares for hurricane season and record-breaking summer heat, experts fear Trump administration cuts to climate and weather data programming could undermine federal weather forecasts when they're most needed. NOAA launched AI-powered models but needs ample data to train them.
Use of AI is a valuable tool for weather prediction but only when it’s trained with ample data, experts say
As the US prepares for hurricane season and a summer of record-breaking heat, experts fear the Trump administration’s cuts to climate and weather data programming could make the federal government’s weather forecasts less reliable when they are needed most.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa) late last year launched a suite of artificial intelligence-powered global weather forecast models which it said would improve “speed, efficiency, and accuracy”. In March, an agency official said those models are being trained with centuries of weather data.
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