A.I. Is Poised to Revolutionize Weather Forecasting. A New Tool Shows Promise.

A Microsoft model can make accurate 10-day forecasts quickly, an analysis found. And, it’s designed to predict more than weather.

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Brisbane and Eastern Australia Brace for Powerful Cyclone Alfred

The slow-moving tropical storm, named Alfred, is on track to bring dangerous winds and flooding along the coast of Queensland and New South Wales, including Brisbane.

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Brisbane, Australia, Braces for Powerful Cyclone

The tropical storm, named Alfred, is on track to bring dangerous winds and flooding along the coast of southeastern Queensland, including the country’s third-largest city.

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Tropical Cyclone Zelia Makes Landfall in Northwest Australia

The storm’s winds equaled those of a Category 4 hurricane, and residents were told to stay indoors to shelter from destructive winds and flooding.

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Cyclone’s Death Toll in Mayotte Is Still Unclear

Officials have said that the death toll in Mayotte, currently at 35, could end up in the thousands. But in the capital, there were no scenes of public mourning and little talk of searches for missing loved ones.

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Cyclone Chido Death Toll Nearly Doubles, to 75, in Mozambique

The swirling wind and rain hit an area where a yearslong insurgent conflict had already forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes.

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Scenes of a Cyclone’s Destruction in Mayotte, France

A visit to the Indian Ocean islands of Mayotte, which were struck by Cyclone Chido last weekend, reveals the devastating toll of the storm on an impoverished territory that belongs to France.

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Fears of Humanitarian Crisis on Mayotte After Tropical Cyclone Chido

The official death toll so far is 14, but there are fears that the number killed in the French territory by Tropical Cyclone Chido could be much higher.

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Tropical Cyclone Chido Pummels French Territory Mayotte

The storm, the equivalent of a Category 4, was moving toward East Africa’s coast on Sunday after killing several people in Mayotte, a French archipelago.

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