Inclusion Economics research cited in Google's Sustainability Blog
In a recent blog post, Google Vice President of Engineering & Research Yossi Matias announces expansions to Google's Flood Hub, a program that teams up with organizations like Inclusion Economics at Yale to develop Artificial Intelligence technology to enhance flood-tracking abilities for hundreds of millions of the most vulnerable
by Yossi Matias
Natural disasters, like flooding, are increasing in frequency and intensity due to climate change, threatening people’s safety and livelihood. It’s estimated that flooding affects more than 250 million people globally each year and causes around $10 billion in economic damages.
As part of our work to use AI to address the climate crisis, today we’re expanding our flood forecasting capabilities to 80 countries. With the addition of 60 new countries across Africa, the Asia-Pacific region, Europe, and South and Central America, our platform Flood Hub now includes some of the territories with the highest percentages of population exposed to flood risk and experiencing more extreme weather, covering 460 million people globally.
Read more at Google Sustainability Blog.