Flood models that planners trust for bridges and dams keep missing the mark as climate change accelerates, according to new research from Cornell University. The study found artificial intelligence ...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Karen Clark & Company (KCC) today announced that the KCC US Flood Reference Model Version 2.0 has been certified by the Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection ...

When engineers and planners design roads, bridges and dams, they rely on hydrological models intended to protect ...

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 ...

The 2,175-mile system of interconnected, man-made canals crisscrossing Florida, from Orlando to the Keys, has a particularly important role when a hurricane happens to be pinwheeling toward the ...

Generating the best possible models of storm surge, flooding and coastal conditions has been a major goal of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center. While the computing power necessary ...

Community leaders in Clatsop County are taking stock of new draft flood risk maps presented by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Although the maps are still in the early stages, initial data ...

Government agencies, insurance companies and disaster planners rely on national flood risk models from the private sector that aren't reliable at smaller levels such as neighborhoods and individual ...

KERRVILLE, Texas — A world-renowned Israeli search and rescue team is on the ground in Kerrville, using high-tech modeling and centuries-old traditions to aid in the search for flood victims in the ...