AI enhances flood warnings but cannot erase risk of disasterAftermath of heavy rainfall in GlucholazyA drone view shows a flooded area in Glucho...
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Aftermath of heavy rainfall in Glucholazy
A drone view shows a flooded area in Glucholazy, Poland, in this still image from a social media video taken on September 15, 2024. RADIO OPOLE/via REUTERS/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab
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Floods devastate central Europe, causing billions of euros in damages
AI aids in forecasting but challenges in flood warnings remain
Experts stress need for better climate risk preparedness
LONDON, Oct 15 - When floods ripped through parts of Europe in September, the scale of the destruction took people by surprise. The intense rains should not have, because those had been predicted by sophisticated forecasting systems enhanced with artificial intelligence.
But forewarned did not mean forearmed. Though the rains were accurately predicted, the effects in the deluged areas were not - a fact that highlights the difficulties of dealing with ever more common extreme weather.
SOURCE REUTERS:https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/ai-enhances-flood-warnings-cannot-erase-risk-disaster-2024-10-15/
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- Flood Management
- Flood Modeling
- Flood management
- Flood
- AI
- artificial intelligence