Researchers at North Carolina State University have created a land change model that simulates interactions between urban growth, increased flooding and how humans adapt in response. The new model ...

North Carolina is updating flood models to reflect heavier rainfall and growth, moving beyond FEMA maps as nearly half of past flood damage occurred outside mapped zones.

Recent decades have seen a rapid surge in damages and disruptions caused by flooding. Experts call on scientists to more accurately model these risks and caution against overly dramatized reporting of ...

A new study published in Engineering presents an integrated model that evaluates flood risks to people’s life and property in the lower Yellow River (LYR) under various floodplain management modes.

A new tool offers the public detailed estimates of their flood exposure, but some worry risk disclosure will impact home values.

In a new study, University of Rhode Island Ph.D. graduate Kyle McElroy and Marine Affairs Professor Austin Becker explore the role of data and biases, as well as the challenges and decision-making ...

Drexel University and the White Clay Watershed Association (WCWA) have launched a new partnership to better understand—and ultimately help mitigate—the increasing threat of flooding in the White Clay ...