AI could predict droughts before they strike, Virginia Tech expert says

A Virginia Tech researcher states that while AI shows promise for predicting droughts, its effectiveness is limited by a lack of high-quality, comprehensive weather and climate data. The primary challenge is not the AI algorithms themselves but a global data-gap problem, which requires better sensor networks and data collection methods.

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