- AI helps predict monsoon weather in India.
- Thirty countries will benefit from this work.
- Farmers get early warnings about rain.
- This AI model makes forecasting easier and cheaper.
- It helps farmers decide when to plant crops.
- More countries will use this AI in the future.
Difficult words
- predict — to say what will happen next
- benefit — to gain something helpful or good
- farmer — a person who grows food plantsfarmers
- forecasting — to tell what the weather will be
- crops — plants grown for food
- future — time after now
- decide — to choose something after thinking
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Discussion questions
- How do you think AI can help in farming?
- What is the importance of weather forecasting?
- Can you name other ways technology helps farmers?
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