{"id":9172,"date":"2026-03-12T11:00:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T11:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automationnation.us\/en\/google-is-using-old-news-reports-and-ai-to-predict-flash-floods\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T11:00:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T11:00:43","slug":"google-is-using-old-news-reports-and-ai-to-predict-flash-floods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automationnation.us\/en\/google-is-using-old-news-reports-and-ai-to-predict-flash-floods\/","title":{"rendered":"Google is using old news reports and AI to predict flash floods"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>## Google&#8217;s AI Mines Old News to Forecast Flash Floods<\/p>\n<p>In a groundbreaking move to combat the devastating impact of flash floods, Google is leveraging artificial intelligence to analyze vast archives of historical news reports. 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