Floods and wildfires are some of the most common and deadly natural disasters on the planet. Every year, they affect hundreds of millions of people, cause thousands of fatalities and cost billions in economic damages. Google’s AI Research teams are passionate and committed to developing new early warning systems and crisis management solutions that will empower governments, organizations and citizens to take timely actions, limiting damage and loss of life.
The Flood Forecasting initiative aims to provide accurate and actionable flood alerts covering all affected by floods globally. Currently the focus is on riverine floods. In 2022 we established a partnership with the government of Brazil in order to leverage local data and expertise to deliver high quality flood forecasts on Google Search, Maps and on Google’s new dedicated flood info center – the FloodHub.
The Wildfires initiative aims to provide accurate information regarding the boundaries of wildfires in real-time.
“Google is partnering with governments to provide users actionable information during crisis helping save millions of lives and livelihoods. We welcome partnerships with agencies, domestic and international, who manage authoritative crisis data, as we expand the coverage of our Crisis products globally.”
Newton Neto
“We just launched a partnership between Google and the Brazilian Geological Survey to issue flood warnings. This can provide a model for other organizations to develop ambitious climate risk adaptation projects.”
Sella Nevo
