Artificial Intelligence in Natural Hazard Modeling: Severe Storms, Hurricanes, Floods, and Wildfires.

NATURAL disasters; FORECASTING; COMPUTER simulation; MACHINE learning; DEVELOPMENT of children with disabilities

The article presents the discussion on natural disasters cause on average hundreds of deaths and billions of dollars in damage in the U.S. each year. Topics include forecasting natural disasters relies on computer modeling and is important for preparedness and response; and uses of machine learning are considered close to operational, while others require years of development and testing.