Microsoft, SEEDS launch 2nd phase of AI model to predict heat waves risks in India

Technology giant Microsoft India on Monday announced launch of its second phase of an artificial intelligence model ‘Sunny Lives’ for predicting heatwave risks in India in partnership with Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society (SEEDS). Last year, the model was successfully tested for cyclones and floods in disaster prone coastal areas in the country.

“Phase II begins with model development for heatwave risks in urban core heatwave zones,” Microsoft India said in a release.

SEEDS will support 1,25,000 at-risk people with pre-emptive disaster warnings in 2021, it said.

This AI model solution has been developed under Microsoft’s global programme ‘Artificial Intelligence for Humanitarian Action’ to build disaster resilient communities in India.