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高三英语培优外刊阅读 班级：____________学号：____________姓名：____________ 外刊精选｜用AI预测天气，能有多靠谱？ 今年以来，全世界都经历了数次突发的极端气候现象，而且人们无法通过以往对气象规律的认知来预测极端天气。最近，一些英国科学家发现，在气象预报方面，近些年大热的“人工智能”也许能帮上大忙。人工智能是如何预报天气的？它能帮我们解决什么的问题？ AI can predict if it will rain in two hours time Scientists at Google-owned London AI lab DeepMind and the University of Exeter partnered with the Met Office to build the so-called nowcasting system. Traditional methods use complex equations and often forecast for only between six hours and two weeks time. The AI system can make more accurate short-term predictions, including for critical storms and floods. Climate change is making it harder to anticipate adverse weather conditions, as the frequency and severity of heavy rain increases, which researchers believe will lead to both significant material damage and death. The system learned how to identify common patterns of rainfall, using UK radar maps from 2016 to 2018, was tested on maps from 2019 and found, by 50 Met Office meteorologists, to be accurate in 89% of cases. DeepMind senior scientist Shakir Mohamed said: Its very early days but this trial shows that AI could be a powerful tool, enabling forecasters to spend less time trawling through ever growing piles of prediction data and instead focus on better understanding the implications of their forecasts. This will be integral for mitigating the adverse effects of climate change today, supporting adaptation to changing weather patterns and potentially saving lives. 【词汇过关】 请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。 1.so-called [s???k??ld] adj. ____________________________ 2.critical [?kr?t?kl] adj.____________________________ 3.anticipate [?n?t?s?pe?t] vt. ____________________________ 4.severity [s??ver?ti] n.____________________________ 5.implication [?mpl??ke??n] n. ____________________________ 6.mitigate [?m?t?ɡe?t] vt. ____________________________ 【词块学习】 请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。 1.恶劣天气；气候反常__________________________________________ 2.查阅;搜集，搜罗__________________________________________ 拓展练习 阅读理