Flooding represents one of the most widespread and damaging natural hazards on the planet and one that looks set to get worse with projected anthropogenic climate change. In this Collection, we ...

Strengthening flood resilience in rapidly growing cities through financing, analytics, and integrated green‑gray solutions to protect lives, jobs, and urban growth. Among the most frequent natural ...

Climate change has made extreme rainfall more common and more intense. But many flood risk maps have yet to catch up. By Claire Brown See more of our coverage in your search results.Encuentra más de ...

WASHINGTON, July 1, 2024 — A new World Bank-financed project will support flood mitigation and resilience in Bujumbura, combining high-impact investments for flood risk management, flood resilience, ...

Traditional methods of communicating how likely an area is to flood focus on designating which zones are 'high risk.' This study suggests that this framing may give developers and homeowners a false ...

When we think about flood management, higher stop banks, stronger levees and concrete barriers usually come to mind. But what if the best solution – for people and nature – isn’t to confine rivers, ...

About 75% of the nation’s flood insurance maps are outdated, leaving the door open for property owners to seek their own flood mapping and appeal. When Camp Mystic wanted to build in Central Texas ...