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Flood forecasts in real-time with block-by-block data could save lives – a new machine learning method makes it possible

  • Written by Valeriy Ivanov, Professor of Hydrosystems Engineering, University of Michigan
Flood forecasts in real-time with block-by-block data could save lives – a new machine learning method makes it possibleDriving into floodwater, as this vehicle did in Sonoma County, Calif., on Jan. 5, 2023, can be extremely dangerous.Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images

The extreme flooding and mudslides across California in recent weeks took many drivers by surprise. Sinkholes swallowed cars, highways became fast-moving rivers of water, entire neighborhoods were...

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