New Delhi, Dec. 30 -- Some leading South Asian scientists have taken the initiative to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) models that integrate satellite imagery, weather forecasts, historical flood data, and topography to develop systems capable of predicting floods up to 72 hours in advance in parts of South Asia, with a special focus on Sri Lanka. These systems analyse multiple datasets and have demonstrated promising accuracy-up to 85 percent for major climate events in some river basins-particularly in rainfall and extreme weather forecasting.

The scientists are confident that AI can forecast extreme rainfall volumes, cyclone behaviour, dam inflows, and downstream flooding by combining meteorological, hydrological, and satellite data....