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 ...

Model maps Valencia's October 2024 flood, finding water topped four meters

A study led by Francisco Vallés Morán, a researcher at the Institute of Water and Environmental Engineering (IIAMA) at the Universitat Politècnica de València, has analyzed in detail the flooding ...

Draft FEMA flood maps expand 100-year floodplain across Harris County; no immediate insurance changes

New draft FEMA flood maps show expanded flood risk across Harris County, but officials say no insurance or regulatory changes ...

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, ...