Originally published at: Spotlight: BRLi and Toulouse INP Develop AI-Based Flood Models Using NVIDIA Modulus | NVIDIA Technical Blog
Floods pose major threats to 1.5 billion people, making it the most common cause of major natural disasters. They cause up to $25 billion in global economic damage every year. Flood forecasting is a critical tool in disaster preparedness and risk mitigation. Numerical methods have long been developed that provide accurate simulations of river basins.…