From Sensors to Safety: The HuT Explores IoT’s Role in Predicting Natural Hazards

We have released  our second factsheet, on how Internet of Things (IoT) technologies are transforming the way we monitor and respond to natural hazards. From landslides and floods to droughts and wildfires, real-time environmental data is becoming a critical tool for community safety and climate resilience.

As climate extremes become more frequent and intense, the need for reliable, timely, and accessible hazard monitoring is more urgent than ever. The latest factsheet—“Internet of Things for Natural Hazards and Warnings: Building a Safe Haven to Cope with Climate Extremes”—explores how IoT can provide low-cost, scalable, and autonomous monitoring solutions across Europe.

The factsheet highlights the transformative potential of IoT, a system where devices communicate and act using real-time data, effectively reducing the need for human intervention. In real-world applications, this technology is exemplified by innovative projects such as the slope stability early warning system in Eidsvoll, Norway, which combines weather forecasts, sensor data, and AI to predict landslides up to three days in advance, and the deployment of remote sensors in the Catalan Pyrenees, where they bridge critical data gaps in mountainous areas, allowing local authorities to manage flood risks and extreme weather conditions via a cloud-based dashboard. Traditional monitoring methods are often costly, manually intensive, and limited in scope, whereas IoT technologies provide cost-effective, expansive, and less maintenance-intensive alternatives.

Click here to read more and download our second factsheet, and stay tuned for more!

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