Google launches FloodHub to forecast and monitor flooding incidents worldwide
A recent Silicon Valley quake showed off the Android Earthquake Alert System’s efficacy. It reiterates how the loss of life and damage to property can be minimized by timely alert delivery. Google also has similar alert systems in place to caution against incoming floods, surging wildfires, hurricanes, and other natural calamities. In a significant step towards making many inhabited places safer, the company is expanding its flood forecasting and wildfire tracking services to several new regions.
Google launched its new FloodHub platform, so people around the world can see when and where floods are expected. This could help people evacuate to safety, giving governments and aid organizations sufficient time to act. The Verge reports that Google trained a flood forecasting AI model using data from several drainage basins to make accurate predictions about flood water depth and timing in new locations where there aren’t enoug