PREPARATIONS FOR A POSSIBLE FLOOD in Santa Rosa this year include more than having a disaster kit ready because residents ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...