SourceHow Google uses its AI to predict floods
Early flood alerts enable individuals to evacuate and aid organizations to deliver life-saving support before disasters strike. This can reduce food insecurity and help families protect their assets.
- Used Gemini to read over 5 million news reports about flooding spanning a 20-year period
- Created a dataset of 2.6 million historical flood events across more than 150 countries
- The resulting data was integrated into a new urban flash flood model that is live in Flood Hub