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AI Forecasts Unlock Aid for Farmers Before Floods Strike

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By Jesmin Papri, Gayathri Vaidyanathan
| The Xylom
What You Need to Know: Google’s Flood Hub uses AI to deliver flood warnings five days in advance. The forecasts could be used by nonprofits to deliver early aid to the flood-affected. Trials in Africa suggest farmers improve their livelihoods when they receive early cash. This article originally appeared on Rest of World, a nonprofit newsroom covering the effect of technology outside the West.
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In Bangladesh, Google AI helps deliver cash before floods

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By Jesmin Papri, Gayathri Vaidyanathan
| Scroll.in Verified
This article was originally published in Rest of World, which covers technology’s impact outside the West. Farmers on Jamira, a tiny island on Bangladesh’s flood-prone Jamuna River, are used to warring with the river that’s eating their land. Next year, they’ll have one more weapon in their arsenal: cash payments from the international nonprofit GiveDirectly delivered days before a flood hits. The group uses Google’s artificial intelligence-based flood forecasting to identify at-risk villagers.
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AI flood forecasting allows aid to reach farmers before disaster strikes

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By Jesmin Papri, Gayathri Vaidyanathan
| Rest of World Verified
Farmers on Jamira, a tiny island on Bangladesh’s flood-prone Jamuna River, are used to warring with the river that’s eating their land. Next year, they’ll have one more weapon in their arsenal: cash payments from the international nonprofit GiveDirectly delivered days before a flood hits. The group uses Google’s artificial intelligence-based flood forecasting to identify at-risk villagers.
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