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- More than one fifth of the world is at risk of significant flooding as waters rise.
- But artificial intelligence models could help save lives as conditions worsen in the coming years.
- AI flood models study not just the weather, but nearby terrain and history as well.
Nearly two billion people are facing significant flooding risks amid the climate crisis — and experts only expect the problem to worsen with coastal flooding on track to skyrocket by 2100.