Floods remain among the deadliest and most economically destructive natural hazards on Earth, and the window in which ...

In July 2021, heavy rain fell across Central Europe, resulting in catastrophic flooding that killed more than 220 people and left a trail of destruction costing more than US $25 billion. Here in ...

Before rain begins to fall, scientists and engineers can predict where a storm might cause flooding thanks to advanced modeling and digital simulations that help guide billion-dollar decisions ...

Researchers have developed a new simulation model, which can predict flooding during an ongoing disaster more quickly and accurately than currently possible. A new simulation model that can predict ...

Savannah secured new grant funding to complete flood modeling for all 24 drainage basins to improve city resiliency.

WASHINGTON — A new machine learning tool can reduce errors in national flood prediction programing, resulting in more accurate predictions of where floods will occur. In a new study, scientists found ...

One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today. Researchers out of UC Irvine have said ...

Nearly three months after hurricanes Helene and Milton delivered record flood and storm surge levels to cities in Florida, the state has accepted a public loss model that FIU helped design to assess ...

The Kakhovka Dam in southern Ukraine was destroyed on June 6, 2023. The event unleashed a catastrophic flood that forced ...