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European Space Agency Researchers Developing AI Early Warning Systems for Flooding

European Space Agency Researchers Developing AI Early Warning Systems for Flooding

2 June, 2021

Researchers at Lancaster University and the European Space Agency are developing new artificial intelligence (AI) systems that could help to predict and warn of flooding by processing images and other…

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Stanford Researchers Reveal That Homes in Floodplains Are Overvalued by Nearly $44 Billion

Stanford Researchers Reveal That Homes in Floodplains Are Overvalued by Nearly $44 Billion

27 April, 2021

Buyer beware: single-family homes in floodplains – almost 4 million U.S. homes – are overvalued by nearly $44 billion collectively or $11,526 per house on average, according to a new…

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Satellite-Based Monitoring Is Needed to Prepare for Catastrophic Himalayan Floods

Satellite-Based Monitoring Is Needed to Prepare for Catastrophic Himalayan Floods

19 April, 2021

Aptly called Earth’s “Third Pole,” the Himalayan region is home to the largest ice mass outside of the planet’s polar regions. However, rising temperatures and extreme precipitation events make the…

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Third of Antarctic Ice Shelf Area at Risk of Collapse as Planet Warms

Third of Antarctic Ice Shelf Area at Risk of Collapse as Planet Warms

14 April, 2021

More than a third of the Antarctic’s ice shelf area could be at risk of collapsing into the sea if global temperatures reach 4°C above pre-industrial levels, according to new…

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Houston Flooding Polluted Reefs More Than 100 Miles Offshore Says Study

Houston Flooding Polluted Reefs More Than 100 Miles Offshore Says Study

13 April, 2021

Runoff from Houston’s 2016 Tax Day flood and 2017’s Hurricane Harvey flood carried human waste onto coral reefs more than 100 miles offshore in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine…

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New Early Warning Systems Reduce False Alarms for Landslides

New Early Warning Systems Reduce False Alarms for Landslides

2 April, 2021

Many slopes in the Campania region of southwestern Italy are covered with layers of volcanic soil, the result of repeated eruptions over the course of millennia. As the impacts of…

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Launch of European Coastal Flood Awareness System

Launch of European Coastal Flood Awareness System

18 March, 2021

January 2021 saw the launch of development of a new coastal flood awareness system in Europe that could become a candidate to join the Copernicus suite of services. The Copernicus…

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Global Warming Causing Flood Risk in Peruvian Andes and Other Glacial Lakes Says Study

Global Warming Causing Flood Risk in Peruvian Andes and Other Glacial Lakes Says Study

7 February, 2021

As the planet warms, glaciers are retreating and causing changes in the world’s mountain water systems. For the first time, scientists at the University of Oxford and the University of…

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Company Aims to Save Lives With Innovative Rooftop Liferafts

Company Aims to Save Lives With Innovative Rooftop Liferafts

8 December, 2020

An innovative life raft is taking urban flood protection to a whole new level. ARK Rooftop Liferafts mount to any building’s exterior vertical cladding, and with the press of a…

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LINKS Project Looks to Strengthen Disaster Resilience Through Social Media and Crowdsourcing

LINKS Project Looks to Strengthen Disaster Resilience Through Social Media and Crowdsourcing

2 December, 2020

LINKS, a project funded by the European Commission, is identifying ways to strengthen disaster resilience through the uses of Social Media and Crowdsourcing technologies. The project brings together 15 participating…

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Flooding in East Africa: The Impacts and Implications

Flooding in East Africa: The Impacts and Implications

18 November, 2020

The article below is provided by C40 Cities Finance Facility and refers to a report Flooding in East Africa: The impacts on and implications for cities in East Africa, with…

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Dealing With Mold After a Flood in Your Home

Dealing With Mold After a Flood in Your Home

22 September, 2015

Mold can be a health hazard in any home or building that has been recently flooded. Mold growth can begin just 48 hours after the materials in the home become…

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Before, During and After – What to Do When Flooding Occurs

Before, During and After – What to Do When Flooding Occurs

25 June, 2015

Rainbow International® offers tips on what to do before, during and after a flood disaster. Flooding can happen anywhere and can be caused by heavy rains, severe storms, poor drainage,…

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STAR-FLOOD Completes Case Study on Flood Risk Management in Europe

STAR-FLOOD Completes Case Study on Flood Risk Management in Europe

23 June, 2015

From 2000 to 2013, floods resulted in EUR 5.5 billion in annual losses in Europe, and this figure is set to increase fivefold by 2050 according to a study published…

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Model Helps City Planners Prepare to Weather Floods and Storms

Model Helps City Planners Prepare to Weather Floods and Storms

29 May, 2015

How society should respond to climate change may be a global-scale debate, but University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers know that preparing for climate change’s impact on weather is a profoundly local…

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US East Coast to See Increase in High-Tide Floods

US East Coast to See Increase in High-Tide Floods

8 October, 2014

WASHINGTON (October 8, 2014) — Flooding during high tides—something that rarely occurred in the past—is now common in some places and is projected to grow to the point that sections…

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