AI weather prediction system covers 192 glacial flood sites
The UNDP-backed GLOF-II project pairs an AI weather prediction system with sensors and multilingual alerts so valley communities can evacuate before glacial lake outburst floods.
GLOF-II has installed 192 early warning systems in 24 vulnerable valleys of Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
About 421,232 people fall under the project's protective reach, with alerts routed to a primary server in Islamabad.
AI helps simulate glacial lake outburst flood scenarios, map at-risk valleys, and send warnings in multiple languages.
Sensors capture rainfall, snowfall, wind, water level and related data every ten minutes via satellite and mobile networks.
UNDP Pakistan notes accuracy and connectivity risks, and points to human checks plus community drills as safeguards.