This narrowly averted disaster and was an excellent example of how flood prediction can help save properties and lives. (sciencedaily.com)
Yet we know well that our current flooding predictions will be entirely obsolete in less than two decades, as thousands of miles of coastlines are slowly claimed by rising seas, due both to coastal subsidence and global warming. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
Examples include the forecasting of tropical cyclone tracks, heavy rainfall, strong winds, and flood prediction through coupling hydrological models to ensembles. (wgne.meteoinfo.ru)