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Failing to translate flood forecasts into timely messages that tell people what they need to do to stay safe can have tragic ...
River gauges, sirens and clear alerts can together help emergency managers anticipate flash floods and communicate ...
A government board, whose members included Camp Mystic’s co-owner, contracted with a company to better spot danger on the ...
Officials in Kerr County, Texas — where 27 campers and counselors at a Christian summer camp were killed in catastrophic flooding — had discussed installing a flood warning system along… ...
Clemson University is deploying a new water sensor system in Greenville County to improve flood warnings by providing ...
Officials Feared Flood Risk to Youth Camps but Rejected Warning System Kerr County had discussed buying such things as water gauges and sirens after previous flood disasters.
Flood disasters around the world continue to grow as climate change fuels intense and erratic rainfall. We look at what ...
Eight years ago, in the aftermath of yet another river flood in the Texas Hill Country, officials in Kerr County debated whether more needed to be done to build a warning system along the banks of ...
Local officials and partner organizations recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to launch a cutting-edge, impact-based flood warning system after the community's repeated battles with flooding.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem addressed the deadly Texas flood, promising to upgrade "ancient" National Weather Service systems for better early warnings.
While the type of flooding we typically see in Houston is vastly different than the flash flooding along the Guadalupe River, ...
Flood disasters around the world are growing as climate change makes intense and erratic rainfall more likely. Early warning systems are a critical tool for people to know if they are in harm’s way.