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Forecasts, warnings and wins for the natural world. 2 stories so far.
AI nudges helped North American homes skip a gigawatt of peak power this year
Utilities using Oracle's AI-driven Opower programs asked customers to ease off electricity at the busiest moments, with personalised tips and rebates for doing it. Across a record 73 events in 2026, the savings added up to 1 gigawatt of peak demand.
Read the storyAI read years of old news to learn how to forecast flash floods
Google researchers used AI to comb years of public reports and catalogue more than 2.6 million past floods. That record trained a model that can warn of urban flash floods up to 24 hours ahead, shown free on Google's Flood Hub.
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