New method helps predict extreme floods in Andes
Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Oct 17, 2014 - This might allow for improved disaster preparedness. As the complex systems technique builds upon a mathematical comparison that can be utilised for any time series data, the approach could be applied to extreme events in all sorts of complex systems. "Current weather forecast models cannot capture the intensity of the most extreme rainfall events, yet these events are of course the most d ... more

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