These flood models are used for more than warnings. They also guide risk assessments for development, insurance, and decisions on building protective infrastructure, so accuracy is important.

The report has warned these flooding risks are due to climate change and stated the UK’s flood risk is far greater ... The EA included its first assessment to consider the warming climate ...

The biggest changes in flood-risk management under the modernized Columbia River Treaty will be felt during moderately wet years, about 30% of the time, federal officials say. Operations will look ...

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 ...

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 ...

(CBS12) — In about two weeks, more than 16,000 properties in Palm Beach County will be affected by changes FEMA made to flood maps. People living in our area are now under a higher-risk for ...

A study finds that many Americans residing in lower-quality public housing face a high risk of experiencing flood-related damage as their homes are disproportionately located in areas of high ...

The assessments will be used by the government, Environment Agency and local communities to improve flood resilience. Around 4.6 million of the identified properties are at risk from flash ...

These flood models are used for more than warnings. They also guide risk assessments for development, insurance and decisions on building protective infrastructure, so accuracy is important.

A map created by Climate Central, an independent organisation of scientists and journalists shows the rising sea level and coastal flood maps indicating areas of the county that could be flooded ...