'Groundbreaking' AI to warn us of extreme weather

IT'S ONE of the biggest questions of the year for a weather-obsessed nation.

- David Williamson

But we will soon know with near-certainty whether we can look forward to a white Christmas all thanks to AI.

And its power will also give us advanced warning of extreme weather events with unprecedented accuracy so lives can be saved, a minister has predicted.

A "ground-breaking" partnership between the Met Office and the Alan Turing Institute is expected to transform efforts to protect the country's critical infrastructure.