Physics-based model can predict floods and improve water management worldwide

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Oct 27, 2025, 2:23 pm182 ptsTrendingTop
Floods account for up to 40% of weather-related disasters worldwide, and their frequency has more than doubled since 2000, according to a recent report from the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction. Global flood losses now average $388 billion a year. Simultaneously, droughts are becoming more…

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