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Australia – Weather Forecasts Should Include Clearer Warnings on Impacts

Australia – Weather Forecasts Should Include Clearer Warnings on Impacts

7 March, 2022

People could’ve prepared for the floods better if the impacts of weather forecasts were clearly communicated, write Kate R Saunders, Queensland University of Technology; Kate Helmstedt, Queensland University of Technology,…

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Predictive Maintenance: A Flood Sensor Network

Predictive Maintenance: A Flood Sensor Network

27 September, 2021

Marc Pégulu, VP of IoT product marketing and strategy for Semtech’s Wireless and Sensing Products Group, takes a look at how Internet of Things (IoT) solutions such as flood sensor…

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Europe’s Catastrophic Flooding Was Forecast Well in Advance – What Went So Wrong?

Europe’s Catastrophic Flooding Was Forecast Well in Advance – What Went So Wrong?

22 July, 2021

Almost 200 people dead and many others still missing. Billions of euros’ worth of damage. Communities devastated. Thousands of homes destroyed and their occupants traumatised. I am a flood forecaster…

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Report From Europe’s Flood Zone: Researcher Calls Out Early Warning System Gridlock Amid Shocking Loss Of Life

Report From Europe’s Flood Zone: Researcher Calls Out Early Warning System Gridlock Amid Shocking Loss Of Life

17 July, 2021

It was close to midnight when I received a phone call from my sister telling me that our parent’s house was under water. Neither she nor they really knew what…

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European Space Agency Researchers Developing AI Early Warning Systems for Flooding

European Space Agency Researchers Developing AI Early Warning Systems for Flooding

2 June, 2021

Researchers at Lancaster University and the European Space Agency are developing new artificial intelligence (AI) systems that could help to predict and warn of flooding by processing images and other…

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Satellite-Based Monitoring Is Needed to Prepare for Catastrophic Himalayan Floods

Satellite-Based Monitoring Is Needed to Prepare for Catastrophic Himalayan Floods

19 April, 2021

Aptly called Earth’s “Third Pole,” the Himalayan region is home to the largest ice mass outside of the planet’s polar regions. However, rising temperatures and extreme precipitation events make the…

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New Early Warning Systems Reduce False Alarms for Landslides

New Early Warning Systems Reduce False Alarms for Landslides

2 April, 2021

Many slopes in the Campania region of southwestern Italy are covered with layers of volcanic soil, the result of repeated eruptions over the course of millennia. As the impacts of…

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Launch of European Coastal Flood Awareness System

Launch of European Coastal Flood Awareness System

18 March, 2021

January 2021 saw the launch of development of a new coastal flood awareness system in Europe that could become a candidate to join the Copernicus suite of services. The Copernicus…

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New Warning System in Bangladesh to Tackle Rising Landslide Risk

New Warning System in Bangladesh to Tackle Rising Landslide Risk

30 January, 2021

DHAKA, Jan 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A new system that can warn people of landslides nearly a week in advance is set to be launched in Bangladesh later this…

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Advanced Cyclone Forecasting Is Leading to Early Action – and It’s Saving Thousands of Lives

Advanced Cyclone Forecasting Is Leading to Early Action – and It’s Saving Thousands of Lives

9 June, 2020

On May 18, a massive tropical cyclone with sustained winds of nearly 150 miles per hour was barrelling across the Bay of Bengal towards the low-lying coasts of East India…

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Bangladesh Has Saved Thousands of Lives From a Devastating Cyclone – Here’s How

Bangladesh Has Saved Thousands of Lives From a Devastating Cyclone – Here’s How

9 June, 2020

The Atlantic and Caribbean hurricane season has just begun, with the world worried about the prospect of providing humanitarian relief in the context of a pandemic and lockdowns. But Bangladesh…

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How Mobile Phone Towers Could Help Monitor Rainfall in Developing Countries

How Mobile Phone Towers Could Help Monitor Rainfall in Developing Countries

25 April, 2020

Many developing economies suffer from a lack of reliable rainfall measurements due to a lack of funds and a shortage of equipment – such as gauges and radars. Even if…

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Researchers Develop Near Real-Time Flood Prediction Tool

Researchers Develop Near Real-Time Flood Prediction Tool

9 March, 2020

Researchers at Texas A&M University have developed a near real-time flood prediction tool which could boost emergency response during hurricanes, such as Hurricane Harvey in 2017. By incorporating the architecture of…

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Japan – Researchers Devise Powerful New Flood Monitoring System

Japan – Researchers Devise Powerful New Flood Monitoring System

22 December, 2019

Flooding accounts for a third of the average annual economic losses caused by natural disasters worldwide. Flood damage resulting from typhoons and torrential rainfall is increasing each year; thus, flood…

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Flash Flooding Is a Serious Threat in the UK – Here’s How Scientists Are Tackling Its Prediction

Flash Flooding Is a Serious Threat in the UK – Here’s How Scientists Are Tackling Its Prediction

14 December, 2019

It’s becoming a familiar scene on the news: sodden British people wading through streets up to their knees in flood water. From Stirling to Sheffield, many parts of the UK…

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NASA Training Course – SAR for Disasters and Hydrological Applications

NASA Training Course – SAR for Disasters and Hydrological Applications

2 December, 2019

As part of their range of Applied Remote Sensing Training Program, NASA have introduced a further online course: SAR for Disasters and Hydrological Applications. This training, designed specifically to build…

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