Before rain begins to fall, scientists and engineers can predict where a storm might cause flooding thanks to advanced modeling and digital simulations that help guide billion-dollar decisions ...

When severe weather strikes, the National Weather Service's (NWS) Office of Water Prediction (OWP) makes critical flood forecasts with the National Water Model. Despite improvements over time, the ...

Oak Ridge National Laboratory has developed a supercomputer tool called TRITON to advance flood risk modeling. The tool uses supercomputers to run complex calculations, reducing simulation times from ...

FSU College of Engineering and Florida State University’s Resilient Infrastructure and Disaster Response Center examined several types of flood models to highlight their strengths and weaknesses and ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — What started as a class project for East Tennessee State University (ETSU) graduate students is now being used at the state level to help prevent major flooding events ...

MANILA, Philippines — Marikina City’s flood control approach may serve as a model for other local governments as the national ...