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Sep 3, 2026

Google DeepMind releases WeatherNext 3 AI weather model with hourly satellite forecasts

Google DeepMind and Google Research launched WeatherNext 3, an AI weather forecasting model that learns directly from real-time satellite data rather than physics simulations. The model delivers hourly forecasts at 5-kilometer resolution—five times more detailed than its predecessor—and is designed to improve predictions for renewable energy production, precipitation, and localized weather events.

Sep 3, 20269 sources

Aug 25, 2026

MIT develops AI system that forecasts extreme weather events without historical data

MIT engineers Kai Chang and Professor Themis Sapsis have created an AI tool called Extreme Event Aware (η-learning) that can predict unprecedented extreme weather scenarios, such as what a 300mm storm would look like in New York where the historical record is only 200mm, without requiring training on past disaster data.

Aug 25, 20262 sources

Aug 18, 2026

Data center gas plants to boost US power emissions by 20%

Data center developers are turning to bespoke natural gas power plants to meet AI infrastructure demands, a shift that will dramatically increase US carbon emissions by 20% and make it harder for tech companies to meet climate goals.

Aug 18, 20262 sources

Aug 6, 2026

Google DeepMind Releases Open-Source AI Model That Predicts Tropical Cyclones a Day Earlier Than Current Methods

DeepMind has announced WeatherNext Cyclones (WN-C), an AI model that can accurately forecast tropical cyclone tracks and intensity up to a day earlier than existing methods, using lower-resolution weather data. The model is being open-sourced to help meteorologists worldwide improve hurricane and cyclone warnings.

Aug 6, 20265 sources

Aug 3, 2026

AI-Powered Grid Stabilization Technology Advances as Market Projected to Reach $10.9 Billion by 2036

Researchers at Florida State University have developed new AI tools for more precise power predictions to reduce blackout risks, as the global real-time grid stabilization AI market accelerates with utilities adopting artificial intelligence to manage renewable energy integration and grid resilience challenges.

Aug 3, 20263 sources

Jul 8, 2026

Proposed London datacentre faces opposition over 1 million tonne annual carbon footprint

A hyperscale datacentre planned for outer London would generate over 1 million tonnes of CO2 annually, equivalent to 8,480 transatlantic flights, raising concerns about compatibility with UK net zero targets. The proposal is among several datacentre projects facing local resistance in London.

Jul 8, 20264 sources

Mar 29, 2026

Papua New Guinea Faces Mass Marine Die-Off and Public Health Emergency from Ocean Contamination

Thousands of dead fish are washing ashore and residents are falling ill as officials investigate possible sources of toxic ocean contamination in Papua New Guinea.

Mar 29, 20261 source

Top claims

▪WeatherNext 3 is built on a Functional Generative Network mesh transformer architecture that scales up its predecessor's latent size from 768 to 1,024 and its mesh depth from 24 to 32 layers.
▪WeatherNext 3 achieved the top ranking on the Operational WeatherBench, an independent forecasting leaderboard built by the startup Brightband.
▪WeatherNext 3 ingests an 11-channel satellite mosaic of live geostationary satellite imagery directly at 0.1-degree resolution with an operational latency of approximately one hour.

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AI research & benchmarks4 Extreme weather impacts3 AI compute & environmental impact2 Energy & environment2 Weather forecasting2 AI1 AI Data Center Gold Rush1 AI for developers1 AI foundation models1 AI infrastructure1 Energy security & geopolitics1 Energy transition1 Environmental and Occupational Health1 EU climate policy1 Government and Regulatory Policy1 Open-source AI1 Public Health and Safety1 Renewable energy1 Water security1

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