<p>Madrid: Tech giant Amazon on Monday said it will use artificial intelligence to reduce flood risks in Spain's northeastern region of Aragon where it is building data centres.</p><p>Amazon's cloud computing unit AWS announced in May it would invest 15.7 billion euros ($17.02 billion) in data centres in Aragon to significantly expand its cloud infrastructure.</p><p>AWS said on Monday it planned to spend 17.2 million euros ($17.9 million) to reduce flood risks in the region by modernising infrastructure and using AI to optimise agricultural water use.</p><p>The investment comes four months after catastrophic floods devastated large areas around Spain's third-biggest city, Valencia.</p>.Amazon debuts new Alexa voice assistant with AI overhaul.<p>Spain's highest-flow river, the Ebro, crosses Aragon on its way to its Mediterranean delta in Catalonia and the region is prone to flooding.</p><p>Amazon will use advanced cloud computing technologies to deploy an early warning system that combines real-time data collection with advanced sensor networks and AI-powered analysis to help Aragon's capital city Zaragoza monitor flood risks.</p><p>The platform will monitor weather conditions and water flow to provide emergency services with advanced warnings of floods.</p><p>Zaragoza's local authorities are building flood defences at the Barranco de la Muerte or Death Ravine, after floods in 2023.</p>
<p>Madrid: Tech giant Amazon on Monday said it will use artificial intelligence to reduce flood risks in Spain's northeastern region of Aragon where it is building data centres.</p><p>Amazon's cloud computing unit AWS announced in May it would invest 15.7 billion euros ($17.02 billion) in data centres in Aragon to significantly expand its cloud infrastructure.</p><p>AWS said on Monday it planned to spend 17.2 million euros ($17.9 million) to reduce flood risks in the region by modernising infrastructure and using AI to optimise agricultural water use.</p><p>The investment comes four months after catastrophic floods devastated large areas around Spain's third-biggest city, Valencia.</p>.Amazon debuts new Alexa voice assistant with AI overhaul.<p>Spain's highest-flow river, the Ebro, crosses Aragon on its way to its Mediterranean delta in Catalonia and the region is prone to flooding.</p><p>Amazon will use advanced cloud computing technologies to deploy an early warning system that combines real-time data collection with advanced sensor networks and AI-powered analysis to help Aragon's capital city Zaragoza monitor flood risks.</p><p>The platform will monitor weather conditions and water flow to provide emergency services with advanced warnings of floods.</p><p>Zaragoza's local authorities are building flood defences at the Barranco de la Muerte or Death Ravine, after floods in 2023.</p>