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Jonathan Weyn

August 25, 2025

This AI model simulates 1000 years of the current climate in just one day

Satellite image of the US showing a low pressure weather system hovering over the midwest and extending east. Exemplary of the simulations the model creates.

University of Washington researchers use AI to simulate the Earth’s current climate and interannual variability for up to 1,000 years. The model runs on a single processor and takes just 12 hours to generate a forecast.