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📰 News12 March 2026·2 min read·

Google Uses AI and Old News Reports to Predict Flash Floods

Source: techcrunch-ai

Google has developed a method to address data scarcity in flood prediction by using large language models (LLMs) to convert qualitative historical news reports into quantitative datasets. The approach enables AI models to better anticipate flash flood events in regions where structured hydrological data is limited. This technique was reported on 12 March 2026.

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