CSIRO hydrologist Dr. Jai Vaze has lost count of how many times over the past four years he has been asked if he can ...

Hydrodynamic modelling of floodplain inundation dynamics involves the use of physically based, spatially distributed numerical simulations to predict how water moves across river channels and adjacent ...

Fathom, a research-led flood risk modelling specialist, recently launched its U.K. flood model on Nasdaq’s Risk Modelling for Catastrophes service. We sat down with Oliver Wing, Chief Research Officer ...

This chapter provides a brief description of how floods are analyzed and floodplain maps constructed. It compares the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) floodplain mapping process with the ...

On Aug. 21, 2021, Waverly, Tennessee, received nearly one-third of its average annual rainfall in just a few hours—the resulting 17 inches of rain led to one of the deadliest flooding events on record ...

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 ...

<p><br><P> A state-proposed model floodplain ordinance finds Calvert County caught between a rock and a hard place.<P> The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners unanimously voted to send a ...

Oak Ridge National Laboratory has developed a supercomputer tool called TRITON to advance flood risk modeling. The tool uses supercomputers to run complex calculations, reducing simulation times from ...

A U.S. Border Patrol agent drives his vehicle through high water in a neighborhood two days after Hurricane Ida’ landfall near Baton Rouge, La., August 31, 2021. (CBP photo by Glenn Fawcett) When ...

Tokyo, Japan – Around the world, flood disasters are expected to become more frequent and more severe with climate change. But what will that mean for your local community? Detailed understanding of ...

OLATHE, Kan. —Stormwater experts in Johnson County will soon be using new tools to study flooding along Indian Creek. On Thursday the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) approved a $875,200 grant ...