{"ok":true,"article":{"slug":"can-digital-twins-help-california-manage-its-growing-flood-risk-fae7034a","title":"Can 'digital twins' help California manage its growing flood risk?","url":"https://phys.org/news/2026-08-digital-twins-california.html","canonical":"https://www.aimode.news/article/can-digital-twins-help-california-manage-its-growing-flood-risk-fae7034a","sourceName":"Phys.org","summary":"Approximately 1.4 million Californians live in areas at high risk of flooding each year, and climate change is only driving this number up. But flood risk can be a tricky concept for residents and policymakers alike to grasp. Just looking at a FEMA map or knowing that a home is built in a 100-year floodplain doesn't give people an intuitive understanding of how likely it is that a flood will occur—or what could happen when one does.","category":"Science","image":null,"lang":"en","publishedAt":"2026-08-14T11:50:02+00:00","createdAt":"2026-08-14T12:00:12.768149+00:00"}}