Florida has introduced an advanced GIS-based flood risk mapping tool that integrates rainfall, elevation, land use, and ...

Floodplain mapping involves determining amount of flooding (hydrology), the height of flooding (hydraulics), and the land areas impacted by flooding. A floodplain or flood hazard map has two key ...

Sept. 3 (UPI) --The National Weather Service announced Wednesday it has expanded its real-time flood mapping tool to cover about 60% of the U.S. population, double its coverage from a year ago. The ...

It’s a busy day anywhere in the world. You roll out of bed and grab your smartphone. You check a news website or a weather app or look up directions to an appointment. Most people don’t think about it ...

Williamson County officials have approved a major update to how flood risks are identified and managed, adopting the Atlas 14 Floodplain Mapping Study during a Commissioners Court meeting on Tuesday.

Flood risk maps are an essential public good. Indeed, many countries like the United Kingdom already offer flood risk mapping. Canada committed to a public flood risk mapping portal in the 2023 budget ...

The river landing at Shanklin Park in Goshen was largely covered with water Sunday, March 5 as the threat of flooding along the Elkhart River continued at that time. This section of Goshen is in a ...