NIWA is using machine learning to forecast flood inundation in a fraction of the time required to run physical models. 🤖 Effective flood preparation and response requires knowing not just whether a river is running high, but what areas will be flooded, and what’s at risk from that potential flooding. 🏘️ The team are exploring how AI will help them move from weather forecasts to inundation forecasts quickly enough so that useful information gets to those who need it. Predicting flood maps with

Boscastle floods (2004)