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Rice researchers to use NASA AI model to improve hurricane risk estimates
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Fusion42 · 2 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
Rice University researchers are using NASA's AI weather and climate model Prithvi-WxC to simulate thousands of potential tropical cyclones to improve hurricane hazard and insurance risk estimates. The project aims to fill gaps in historical data by creating large synthetic storm datasets and evaluating hurricane risks under different climate scenarios.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Climate Tech, and 2 sources have reported it between 2 Oct 2026 and 10 Oct 2026.
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2 sources · first reported 2 Oct 2026 · latest 10 Oct 2026
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