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Appeared in the March 13, 2026, print edition as 'Google AI Tool to Predict Floods'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Floods and landslides caused by the cyclone left extensive damage throughout the South Asian island nation.

From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025

Even in places where the floods have let up, the storm isn’t over: Floods can lead to excess deaths long after the actual event.

From Slate • Jul. 18, 2025

Floods and droughts are just as likely to put both "people and crop production in jeopardy," she said.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2024

We cleaned up the house and set up a pulpit with a white tablecloth and invited the McNairs and the Ingrams and the Taylors and the Floods over.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride