AI BriefingAsk a Scientist: How AI Is Used for Flood Prediction
Key point
Google uses the AI technologies **Flood Hub** and **Groundsource** to provide flood early warnings to over 2 billion people in 150 countries worldwide.
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Google uses AI to predict flash floods in rivers and cities, providing early warnings to over 2 billion people in 150 countries worldwide.
The key technology, Flood Hub, analyzes global weather and river data to predict the likelihood of floods days in advance. This gives relief organizations time to save lives before disasters strike.
The new methodology, Groundsource, analyzes past news reports to fill data gaps in areas with few sensors. This technology allows tracking of urban flash floods even in regions without local sensors.
Researchers can use the following tools:
- Flood Hub: Check flood prediction results
- Open-source data and APIs: Access data for disaster resilience research
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