The number of at-risk properties could be even higher if more houses are built on floodplains, but could be lower if flood defences are improved. Currently, 6.3 million properties are considered ...

Nearly a million more homes are at risk of flooding than there were six years ago, according to the Environment Agency.

Yet, as highlighted in recent studies comparing flood risk models developed by the University of California, Irvine (UCI), and First Street Foundation, the disparities between these models can hav ...

This year, extreme precipitation deluged communities across the United States — a hallmark risk of a warming climate. Government flood-insurance maps often left residents unprepared for the threat.

Reliable models of flood risk are needed to effectively engage impacted communities in adaptation processes and to implement effective and equitable mitigation and adaptation strategies ...

That important agreement details flood risk management along the mighty Columbia, along with other operations. Now, the two governments have drawn up potential plans to help manage the river flow.

Based on a review of literature pertaining to flood risk, the research team summarizes the reduced accuracy of bathtub models using the critical success index, which scores flood extent accuracy ...