Space data can be used to predict floods and improve resilience

Tropical Storm Imelda was the 4th wettest cyclone on record in Texas, USA, in 2019, causing devastating and record-breaking floods.
Telespazio UK's Rainfall Explorer allows users in the finance sector to quickly extract information about the rainfall leading up to a flood event and to calculate how often that amount of rainfall is likely. This helps the insurance industry and informs the designers and builders of new infrastructure such as bridges and railways.