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Google Launches Groundsource and 24-Hour Urban Flash-Flood Forecasts From News Reports

The system turns decades of public reports into training data to close flash‑flood forecasting gaps.

Google Puts AI-Built Flood Forecasts Into Public View With Flood Hub

Kenya Floods Kill at Least 42 as Nairobi Records Most Deaths

Shallow Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake Rattles Nikolski, Alaska With No Tsunami Warning

Cyclone Gezani Batters Madagascar, At Least 20 Dead After Landfall Near Toamasina

Munich Re Says 2025 Disaster Losses Fell to $224 Billion as Non-Peak Perils Hit Record

Federal Judge Voids Trump’s Cancellation of FEMA’s BRIC Program, Orders Restoration

Pakistan Approves Monsoon 2026 Plan, Orders 240-Day Repairs as NDMA Flags Above-Normal Rains

Taiwan Begins Nationwide Delivery of Updated Civil-Defense Handbook

UN Chief Presses for Early Warnings and Major Climate Finance Ahead of COP30

Mexico Floods and Landslides Kill at Least 44 as Military Reaches Isolated Areas

Study Finds Cascadia Megathrust Often Triggers Northern San Andreas in Closely Timed Quakes

Dresden Adds Seven Generators, Retrofits Fuel Stations to Strengthen Blackout Readiness

Catalonia Commits €77 Million Through 2030 to Strengthen Wildfire Prevention

Bihar Floods Escalate as Rivers Surge, Affecting Over 1.7 Million

Record First-Half Disaster Losses Push Insurers to Hike Premiums

Uttar Pradesh Proposes Comprehensive Disaster Fund Reforms to Finance Panel

Cascadia Earthquake Study Reveals Severe Coastal Sinking Risks

German Red Cross Warns of Severe Gaps in Civil Defense Preparedness

Newsom Accelerates Wildfire Prevention Rules After Devastating Los Angeles Fires