Federal money is coming to fix aging flood control systems – but plans all too often reflect historical patterns and not future risks

As federal funding for infrastructure rolls in, communities run the risk of spending millions of dollars on systems that aren’t built to handle the flood risks ahead.

Lu Liu, Assistant Professor of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Iowa State University • conversation
May 10, 2023 ~9 min

How flood forecasting in real time, with block-by-block data, could save lives

The majority of flood-related deaths involve vehicles in water. What if flood models could warn of the risks street by street using real-time storm forecasts? Machine learning can make it possible.

Valeriy Ivanov, Professor of Hydrosystems Engineering, University of Michigan • conversation
Jan. 18, 2023 ~8 min


Flood forecasts in real-time with block-by-block data could save lives – a new machine learning method makes it possible

The majority of flood-related deaths involve vehicles in water. What if flood models could warn of the risks street by street using real-time storm forecasts?

Valeriy Ivanov, Professor of Hydrosystems Engineering, University of Michigan • conversation
Jan. 18, 2023 ~8 min

Fresh insights into inflammation, aging brains

Harvard scientists’ research on mice suggests chain reaction may be involved in the brain's aging process.

Clea Simon • harvard
Jan. 17, 2023 ~7 min

Ancient ‘dead zones’ offer clues to future ocean warming

A new map of ocean "dead zones" from the Pliocene epoch may offer a glimpse into the future of Earth's warming oceans.

Tracey Peake-NC State • futurity
Jan. 5, 2023 ~6 min

Scientists Report Discovery of Part of World’s Oldest Known Star Map

VOA Learning English • voa
Oct. 30, 2022 ~6 min

New satellite mapping with AI can quickly pinpoint hurricane damage across an entire state to spot where people may be trapped

Artificial intelligence can spot differences in images from before and after a storm over wide areas in almost real time. It showed Hurricane Ian’s vast damage in Florida.

Su Ye, Postdoctoral researcher in environment and remote sensing, University of Connecticut • conversation
Oct. 7, 2022 ~5 min

'All Over the Map' Can Be Good and Bad

VOA Learning English • voa
Oct. 1, 2022 ~4 min


Hurricane Ian flooded a hospital and forced evacuations from dozens of nursing homes – many health facilities face rising risks from severe storms

Coastal hospitals are still at high risk, nearly two decades after Hurricane Katrina’s flood disaster at Memorial Medical Center shocked the world.

Brett Robertson, Assistant Professor of Communication, University of South Carolina • conversation
Sept. 30, 2022 ~7 min

Hurricane Ian flooded a hospital and forced evacuations from dozens of nursing homes – many health facilities face similar risks from severe storms

Coastal hospitals are still at high risk, nearly two decades after Hurricane Katrina’s flood disaster at Memorial Medical Center shocked the world.

Brett Robertson, Assistant Professor of Communication, University of South Carolina • conversation
Sept. 30, 2022 ~7 min

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