China bets on AI weather forecasts to sharpen typhoon warnings

China is advancing AI-driven weather forecasting with models like Fengwu, Pangu, and Fuxi developed by Shanghai AI Laboratory, Huawei, and Fudan University, which can generate forecasts faster and sometimes more accurately than traditional systems and are being tested during Typhoon Dolphin’s approach; AI speeds up forecasts and reduces computing costs but lags in predicting storm intensity and long-range climate shifts, so experts expect continued use of both AI and conventional models for now.