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For several years, the Google Flood Forecasting Initiative has been working with governments to develop systems that predict when and where flooding will occur.

Android cellphones will automatically record shaking during an earthquake, forming the largest earthquake detection network. The collected data will feed back into Google’s network.

Google has helped develop a new tool that helps to explore remotely World Heritage sites and understand how climate change is affecting them.

Last year Google began a flood forecasting pilot initiative in the Patna region of India, with the goal of providing accurate real-time flood forecasting information and alerts to those in affected regions.

Google is improving its SOS alert service by adding visual information about disasters, as well as a new navigation warning system on Google Maps.

Two students are using machine learning to predict forest fires with some help from Google. The students are using a network of sensors to collect key data about biomass and other factors affecting wildfires, and have successfully predicted fires with 89% accuracy. With their research, fires will not spread as quickly or as aggressively, thus reducing damages.

This photojournalistic book is a tribute to the millions of people who have lost their lives in natural calamities, published on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the Indian Ocean Tsunami disaster. It presents an authoritative analysis and compendium of

The service provides warnings for natural disasters and emergency situations. They appear based on targeted Google searches, such as [Superstorm Sandy], or with location-based search queries like [New York]...