FEMA’s maps are essential tools for identifying flood risks, but they have significant gaps that limit their effectiveness.

How should flood risk assessments be done in changing climate? Date: August 4, 2014 Source: Wiley Summary: Growing consensus on climate and land use change means that it is reasonable to assume ...

Climate uncertainty colors flood risk assessment Date: November 19, 2021 Source: Penn State Summary: Understanding how climate change will affect the flooding of rivers may become easier with a ...

Growing consensus on climate and land use change means that it is reasonable to assume, at the very least, that flood levels in a region may change. Then why, ask Rosner et al. in a new study, do ...

Preparations for a possible flood in Santa Rosa this year include more than having a disaster kit ready because residents will be asked to obtain flood insurance for newly designated flood-prone areas ...

The report, titled "The Third National Flood Risk Assessment: Infrastructure on the Brink," takes into account all types of floods, including slow-motion river flooding, fast-moving flash flooding ...

Beyond achieving technical excellence, the study underscores the practical utility of explainable AI in flood risk management ...

Spring flood risk assessment jumps to ‘above normal’ after February rain, snowfall Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook; ...

Almost 249,000 properties in the commonwealth "have greater than a 26% chance of being severely affected by flooding over the next 30 years," the "Third National Flood Risk Assessment" says.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A letter from First Street to a North Carolina property owner now admits their property is in an ...