Flood forecasting and early warning systems
A new Community-Based Flood Early Warning system will allow communities in Nepal and India to access almost real-time information about water levels upstream, reports Giovanni Ortolani for SciDev.Net. Communities in…
One of the most crucial aspects in flood prevention and management is knowing exactly when the incident will occur. In the past, predictive data has been good, but not good…
Earlier this week Google India announced that it will be introducing flood alerts to the range of information that’s available through Google Public Alerts in India. Using data provided by…
The European Data Relay System’s first laser terminal has reached space aboard its host satellite and is now under way to its final operating position. EDRS-A was launched on 29…
A US-European oceanography satellite mission to monitor global sea level rise successful launched on 17 January 2016 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Jason-3 is an international mission led…
A scientific forecast of flood-risk in Uguanda last week prompted the Red Cross to take unprecedented pre-disaster humanitarian action. The flood forecast was based on Global Flood Awareness System (GloFAS),…
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is working with Papua New Guinea’s Office of Climate Change and Development (OCCD) to develop early-warning systems for inland and coastal flooding. The new…
A new partnership was announced today to develop better early warnings systems for floods and other natural disasters for countries in the developing world. The UK government and the UK…
The UK’s Environment Agency has been nominated for a national award for its work to warn and inform Boston residents about the tidal surge and improve community resilience to flooding.…
Argentina plans to introduce an automatic early warning system for floods and droughts in the southern basin of the Salado River area. The southern basin of Salado river lies in…
Bangladesh officials have announced plans to expand a satellite-based flood forecasting and warning. Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) Flood Forecasting and Warning Center (FFWC) have used the Jason-2 based flood…
