The AI Revolution: How European Weather Services Harness Innovation

Show notes

In this episode, expert guests Virginie Schwarz, General Director of Météo-France; Roland Potthast, Head of Numerical Weather Prediction at the German Weather Service (DWD); and Florian Pappenberger, Deputy Director General and Director of Forecasts and Services at ECMWF, discuss how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionising Europe’s weather prediction landscape. As AI continues to evolve, longstanding European collaborations in Numerical Weather Prediction, such as Eumetnet and Destination Earth, are playing a crucial role in managing this technological shift. The speakers explore the strategic impacts of AI-driven transformations and their broader implications for weather and climate forecasting.