Flood
Discover the latest commentary on major flood events around the globe plus new insights on flood risk modeling.
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Coastal Flood: Rising Risk in New Orleans and Be...
As we come up on the tenth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, a lot of the focus is on New Orleans. But while New Orleans is far from being…
Water, Water Everywhere: The Effect of Climate C...
Climate change has been a hot topic in Florida for quite some time. Just last week, President Obama visited the Everglades to discuss the need…
Rising Storm Surge Losses in the U.S. Northeast
A recent article in Nature Communications, picked up by the BBC, identified a record mean sea-level rise of 5” (127mm) along the coastline…
High Tides a Predictor for Storm Surge Risk
On February 21, 2015, locations along the Bristol Channel experienced their highest tides of the first quarter of the 21st century, which were…
New Storms, New Insights: Two Years After Hurric...
When people think about the power of hurricanes, they imagine strong winds and flying debris. Wind damage will always result from hurricanes,…
Serial Clustering Activity Around the Baja Penin...
In the past two weeks, two major hurricanes have impacted the Baja Peninsula in Mexico. Hurricane Norbert bypassed a large portion of the west…
