- Dramatic floods that devastated the central Italian region of Marche at the weekend, killing 11 and with up to nine still missing, could have been at least partially avoided was it not for the inaccuracy of a weather-forecasting algorithm.
- In this case, Marche was forecast some rain, but the bulk of it was expected to hit Tuscany at another time of day.
- The maintenance of the bridges over the Misa river is also at the core of the ongoing debate on what could have been done to prevent the disaster.
Algorithmic error one cause of Italy’s flooding disaster
