Google enhances its AI-powered flood and wildfire tracking systems
At a Google AI Keynote event in NYC, Katherine Chou, Senior Director for Google Research, talks about Google's wildfire tracking technology. Sabrina…
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Google expands AI-powered flood detection and wildfire systems
Google has been using artificial intelligence to develop a system that can predict floods. It has also been working on wildfire tracking tools. Ahead of the…
Flood waters can cause electric vehicles to catch on fire—and some did after Ian. Why experts…
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After the Flood, the Flesh-Eating Bacteria
In September, Hurricane Ian smashed into the southwest coast of Florida, bringing with it a storm surge that reached 13 feet in the coastal town of Fort…
WhatsApp down: Hilarious memes flood Twitter, here are some of the most viral tweets – Times…
WhatsApp, the Meta-owned instant messaging platform is down for several users across India and several parts of the world. Users are unable to send or…
NYU is building an ultrasonic flood sensor network in New York’s Gowanus neighborhood
People made some 760 million trips aboard New York’s subway system last year. Granted, that’s down from around 1.7 trillion trips, pre-pandemic, but still…
Pakistan’s ‘Monster Monsoon’ Shows the Wrath of Climate Change
This story originally appeared in The Guardian and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.The climate crisis is the prime suspect for the devastating…
Is Coal Mining Increasing East Kentucky’s Flood Risk?
This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.Appalachian states like Kentucky have a long, turbulent history with…
Be warned, GitHub users: Hackers flood platform with malicious clones
GitHub users are being targeted with malicious (opens in new tab) copies of legitimate repositories, a cybersecurity researcher recently uncovered. Preying…
Electric motorcycles flood Havana amid diesel shortages
People gather on their electric scooters to spend the late afternoon showing off…