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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Nick Ferris

UK to fund AI weather forecasting as ‘super’ El Niño threatens wave of climate shocks

People wade through floodwaters brought by Tropical Storm Penha in the Philippines earlier this year. The country is set to be the first to benefit from the UK’s AI weather forecasting aid programme - (AFP/Getty)

The UK is set to deploy artificial intelligence to help climate-vulnerable countries prepare for extreme weather events, as forecasters warn a potentially record-breaking El Niño could trigger devastating floods, droughts and storms.

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) will be working with the Met Office to introduce the systems across parts of Africa and South-East Asia in the coming months.

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