Researchers at the University of Osaka have developed a deep learning model for rapid building damage assessment after floods using satellite imagery. This research establishes the first systematic ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Monica Sanders covers climate justice and sustainability from the DMV. As climate change accelerates, so does the need for ...

Irvine, Calif., July 24, 2024 – Government agencies, insurance companies and disaster planners rely on national flood risk models from the private sector that aren’t reliable at smaller levels such as ...

The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday inaugurated a new “flood-resilient” school building in Masantol, Pampanga, an infrastructure project designed to withstand seasonal floods and to serve ...

Floods are among the most destructive natural hazards, causing billions of dollars in economic loss each year. By 2050, flood-related losses in the United States are expected to increase by 26%, with ...

The 2,175-mile system of interconnected, man-made canals crisscrossing Florida, from Orlando to the Keys, has a particularly important role when a hurricane happens to be pinwheeling toward the ...

Camp Mystic owners successfully appealed to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to redesignate some buildings that had been considered part of a flood-hazard zone. By Mike Baker In the years ...