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AI disaster mitigation technology to predict river flooding with limited data
Figure 1: Summary diagram of the river water level prediction AI. Credit: Fujitsu Fujitsu today announced the development of a technology that draws on mathematical models built with limited data on rainfall and water levels to create flooding predictions for rivers. The solution leverages Fujitsu Human Centric AI Zinrai, a comprehensive portfolio that encompasses Fujitsu’s …
Man kayaking down the Ohio River for mental health awareness
RAVENSWOOD, W.Va. (WSAZ) — A man from Cincinnati is kayaking down the Ohio River to raise awareness for mental health. Joseph Solomon started his journey on Aug.1 in Pittsburgh. He says he will end the almost 1,000 mile venture in Cairo, Illinois by late September. Sunday, Solomon stopped in Ravenswood to rest and talk to people in …
New technology will save money at Powell River Recreation Complex
New energy efficient technology installed at Powell River Recreation Complex will significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and offset energy costs in the facility. The recreation complex is the city’s single largest source of GHG and utility costs. In July 2019, the city installed new insulated ceilings in Hap Parker Arena and the rink next …
BREAKING: River bridge near main Rifle exit closed Monday evening; police activity in area
Police have set up a roadblock on the Colorado River Bridge on Highway 13 heading into Rifle at the main I-70 interchange Monday evening due to police activity.Kyle Mills/Citizen Telegram-Post Independent The state Highway 13 Colorado River bridge at Rifle is currently closed Monday due to an unspecified incident in the area, according to Garfield …
North Korea defector escapes by floating down river
The soldiers monitoring the foggy scene thought it was flotsam, perhaps a small ball. It turned out to be a defecting North Korean soldier. “The North Korean soldier came down the river with only his head above the water,” Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff explained on Thursday, according to the South Korean Ministry of Defense. …
A Public Health Advisory Has Been Issued for the Charles River
News A giant algae bloom is underway and you should not touch the water. Get a compelling long read and must-have lifestyle tips in your inbox every Sunday morning — great with coffee! Photos of water testing and up-close view of the algae courtesy of the Charles River Watershed Association If the Charles River is looking especially green and …
River Stour runs dry in drought in Constable Country
Image copyright Patrick Byrne Image caption Local people have been commenting on social media about the dry river bed Low rainfall, blockages and diverted flows are blamed for sections of the river drying out on the border between Essex and Suffolk. The Environment Agency hopes heavy rain this weekend will provide enough water to partly …
Search crews find body of teen who jumped into river
Saturday, June 29, 2019 UPDATEAUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT)— Search crews have found the body of the teen boy who jumped into the river. The sheriff’s office says the coroner was called out to the scene but added, the drowning victim’s identity will not be released. AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT)– A teen boy jumped into the river during …
Border drowning: Father and daughter dove into the river in desperation
The bodies of Salvadoran migrant Oscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez and his nearly 2-year-old daughter, Valeria, lie on the bank of the Rio Grande in Matamoros, Mexico, Monday, after they drowned trying to cross the river to Brownsville, Tex. (Julia Le Duc/AP) Alex Horton General assignment reporter covering national and breaking news June 26 at 12:31 …
Rio Grande river drowning: Woman watched her husband and daughter die
The shocking image captured Monday was a grim reminder of the dangerous journey migrants take to the United States. Oscar Alberto Martínez had crossed the Rio Grande River and turned around to get his wife when his 23-month-old daughter saw him swimming away and jumped after him, a journalist says. The father clung to the …
