Google Shows Off AI for Wildfire Detection and Flood Forecasting

Google on June 23 unveiled how companies, governments and NGOs are using its AI tools for climate and disaster work—from satellite-based wildfire detection to global flood forecasting—at its "Google AI for the Planet" event in London. Held as part of London Climate Action Week at Google London (Pancras Square), the half-day summit was hosted by Kate Brandt, Google's Chief Sustainability Officer. Speakers including Yossi Matias (VP/GM Google Research) and Raia Hadsell (VP Research, Google DeepMind) framed a shift in AI use from emergency response toward prediction and prevention.