Urban flooding is one of the most frequent and economically damaging natural hazards worldwide. With rapid urbanisation, growing exposure of assets in ...

The River Authority is working with Bexar County to replace outdated systems with modern technology, including a real-time ...

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 ...

A team of researchers from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Tennessee Technological University have created a 2D, open-source flood inundation model designed for a ...

Scientists have discovered that many flood maps may underestimate serious risks due to hidden changes in river channels.

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 ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Researchers out of UC Irvine have ...

When a storm is barreling in from the Gulf, which neighborhoods would be most likely to flood and at what depths? And can that be predicted quickly with affordable technology? A team of LSU scientists ...

Four teens won $50,000 and first place at this year's The Earth Prize competition. The Earth Prize is the world's largest environmental competition for teens. The winners hope their invention will one ...

A surge of community concern over flood mapping in Logan has hit state parliament with more than 4200 people calling for intervention.