A new framework could transform national flood prediction

When severe weather strikes, the National Weather Service's (NWS) Office of Water Prediction (OWP) makes critical flood ...

Functional forecasting: Using Homeland Security exercises to evaluate storm decision support tool

In a paper in the Journal of Coastal and Riverine Flood Risk, a team from the University of Rhode Island discusses the novel ...

FEMA releases draft flood maps for Harris County after years of delays. Here's what happens next.

Years in the making, the draft FEMA floodplain maps rely on higher rainfall estimates and more advanced modeling techniques, ...
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The evolution of flood mitigation techniques

Real-time data can also be captured by drones during and after flood events. Another technology used is a modeling program called ICM that’s used for large watersheds. It will model underground flow ...