Swiss researchers examine AI for earlier natural disaster warnings

Researchers in Switzerland are investigating whether artificial intelligence modelling can identify early warning signs of natural disasters and improve forecasting systems.

The work is being considered amid warnings that extreme weather events could become more intense in the decades ahead as the climate warms. That has increased the focus on how communities can improve preparedness for natural disasters.

France 24 reported that the researchers believe AI could transform forecasting systems. The available report does not identify the disasters being targeted, the model being used or the researchers involved.

It also does not provide performance results or establish whether the system is operational, experimental or at an early research stage. The proposed application therefore remains a research possibility rather than a demonstrated improvement in disaster forecasting.