Meanwhile, research shows that AI models—trained by high-resolution output from traditional models—can generate reliable flood forecasts in a matter of seconds.

Hurricane Helene lasted only a few days in September 2024, but it altered the landscape of the Southeastern U.S. in profound ways that will affect the hazards local residents face far into the future.

Forecasts and warnings largely worked during the recent flooding catastrophe in Texas. Those systems are expected to degrade ...

As Trump visits flood victims in Texas, know that the National Weather Service may be a federal agency, but saving lives ...

The National Weather Service issued timely alerts, meteorologists say, but few were listening in the hours before the ...

The same is true for hurricane and flash-flood forecasts. Weather service offices are local for this reason, says Graham. There are more than 100 offices spread out all over the country.

Published last week in the journal "Nature Climate Change," the study forecasts increased flood risks in Texas over the next 30 years as a result of climate change and increased development on ...

If a storm was threatening to make landfall in South Florida during King Tide – as Major Hurricane Dorian nearly did in 2019 – the flood threat would be severe, and decision-makers would probably want ...

Physics-based traditional models—the industry standard for decades—take a long time to produce results at this street-level scale over a large geographical area. Meanwhile, research shows that AI ...

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