New research reveals that "foundation models" trained on vast, general time-series data may be able to forecast river flows accurately, even in regions with little or no local hydrological records.

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New paired studies from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities show that machine learning can improve the prediction of floods. The studies, published in Water Resources Research and the Proceedings ...

The Beaver Watershed Alliance (“BWA”) announced an acquisition of a Clean Water Act Section 319 Grant for use in the Beaver Lake Watershed to: ...

Abstract: Urban flooding, driven by rapid urbanization and accelerated climate change, poses a critical threat to modern cities. In this study, we present an integrated, machine learning-based ...

Flash floods are notoriously difficult to predict, but Google might have a novel solution. The company just revealed Groundsource, a prediction tool for flash floods that uses Gemini to source data ...

Flash floods are among the deadliest weather events in the world, killing more than 5,000 people each year. They’re also among the most difficult to predict. But Google thinks it has cracked that ...

Abstract: Flood prediction can no doubt be an intrinsic part of disaster management in areas prone to such extreme weather conditions. In view of the possibility of better forecasting, the potential ...

State-owned QatarEnergy halted LNG production after Iranian drone attacks on Ras Laffan and Mesaieed and declared force majeure on shipments to affected buyers. QatarEnergy stops LNG production after ...

Fara-7B is Microsoft's first agentic small language model (SLM) designed specifically for computer use. With only 7 billion parameters, Fara-7B is an ultra-compact Computer Use Agent (CUA) that ...

BRADLEY BEACH — At the latest Land Use Board Feb. 19, the board was asked to vote on a resolution that would have opposed new state regulations that require an extra four feet of height above base ...

aInstitute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA bSchool of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA cGeneral Medicine Service, Department of ...