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 ...

In its assessment, NITI Aayog found that the Gorakhpur model, through data-based forecasting, can strengthen the disaster ...

The model analyzes current and projected flooding scenarios through 2050. This map highlights change over time for a 1-in-100-year event. A new flood model from the nonprofit First Street Foundation ...

The prevailing story in Houston is that not enough is being done to mitigate flooding. It's hard to argue with that, given the rising impacts from flooding, the city's long-standing culture of ...

Urban rivers have potential to provide multiple benefits to urban communities, from riparian and wetland ecosystem functions to community enhancement and recreation. However, historical artificial ...

A new study has revealed a stark and growing inequality in urban flood exposure across the globe, with developing nations facing risks that are multiples higher than their wealthier counterparts. The ...

When a storm is barreling in from the Gulf, which neighborhoods would be most likely to flood and at what depths? And can that be predicted quickly with affordable technology? A team of LSU scientists ...

Gorakhpur launches India’s first AI Urban Flood Management System, cutting monsoon waterlogging by 65% and setting a smart ...

Nandkishore Ram Patankar, ex-president of Kulgaon-Badlapur Municipal Council, criticized the blanket ban on construction in flood zones, warning it could encourage illegal slums. He urges Maharashtra ...