Flash floods are notoriously difficult to predict, but Google might have a novel solution. The company just revealed Groundsource, a prediction tool for flash floods that uses Gemini to source data ...

A small Tennessee hospital that was destroyed by a surging river during Hurricane Helene will soon be rebuilt on low-lying farmland that could face several feet of flooding in a much smaller storm, ...

We assessed the impact of cover crops on surface runoff in Belá, a pluvial-flood–threatened area in southwestern Slovakia with a relatively low slope. Using the 2D unsteady-flow HEC-RAS model, we ...

Abstract: Retaining walls play a crucial role in mitigating flood risks, particularly in riverine environments affected by extreme climatic events. This study evaluates the effectiveness of retaining ...

Authorities in Harris County are searching for Maitlin White, a 28-year-old woman who is accused of impersonating the family of Chloe Childress, an 18-year-old Camp Mystic counselor from Houston who ...

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 ...

A look at The Harris County Flood Control District’s Flood Warning System map. (Harris County Flood Control District’s Flood Warning System) Stay informed on the movement of flood waters as rounds of ...

Scientists have developed a new platform for the generation and detection of ultrashort UV-C laser pulses on femtosecond timescales. This breakthrough could unlock new opportunities for transforming ...

Many of the largest and most widely established state-sponsored online propaganda campaigns have embraced using artificial intelligence, a new report finds — and they’re often bad at it. The report, ...

A detailed account of how 28 people died in the flooding at Camp Mystic. By J. David Goodman, Malika Khurana, Bora Erden, Marco Hernandez, Yuhan Liu, Karthik Patanjali, Bedel Saget and Charlie Smart ...

Using HEC-RAS, one of the most widely used hydraulic modeling tools in water resources engineering, this video explores how computational river models help engineers study floods, reservoirs, and even ...