{"id":12267,"date":"2015-03-27T16:46:13","date_gmt":"2015-03-27T16:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=12267"},"modified":"2015-03-27T10:48:23","modified_gmt":"2015-03-27T10:48:23","slug":"flash-flood-predictions-with-raspberry-pi-weather-stations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=12267","title":{"rendered":"Flash flood predictions with Raspberry Pi weather stations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gcn.com\/blogs\/pulse\/2015\/03\/~\/media\/GIG\/GCN\/Redesign\/Articles\/2015\/March\/weatherstation.png?resize=560%2C271\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"271\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and\u00a0the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have teamed up with other international partners to develop 3D-printed weather stations that will help to predict flash floods in underdeveloped countries, and they use the Pi to collect data and send it to their experts. <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.usaid.gov\/2015\/03\/how-3d-printing-can-help-save-lives\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read more here<\/a>. 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