AI trained on decades of Sun activity data predicts solar storms, scientists say Powerful solar storm last May caused dazzling auroras at lowest latitudes in nearly 500 years.
A new artificial intelligence model trained on decades of data on the Sun’s activity would have predicted the unexpected intense solar storm that struck the Earth last year, scientists say.
Now, in a yet-to-be peer-reviewed study, researchers at the University of Genova in Italy claim to have developed an AI model that can track and analyse the evolution of the Sun’s active regions and predict the occurrence of solar flares.
The findings, researchers say, underscore the potential of AI in forecasting space weather as well as a tool to mitigate the impact of extreme solar events on critical infrastructure.
The model was trained on the physics of solar emissions as well as data on solar wind measurements.
