Meanwhile, research shows that AI models—trained by high-resolution output from traditional models—can generate reliable flood forecasts in a matter of seconds.

Forecasts and warnings largely worked during the recent flooding catastrophe in Texas. Those systems are expected to degrade as President Donald Trump’s cuts to the National Weather Service, satellite ...

The same is true for hurricane and flash-flood forecasts. Weather service offices are local for this reason, says Graham. There are more than 100 offices spread out all over the country.

If a storm was threatening to make landfall in South Florida during King Tide – as Major Hurricane Dorian nearly did in 2019 – the flood threat would be severe, and decision-makers would probably ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) AI-based models offer rapid, high-resolution hurricane flood forecasts by leveraging extensive historical and real-time environmental data, operating much faster ...