Rainfall prediction has advanced rapidly with the adoption of machine learning, but most models remain optimized for overall ...

Flood models that planners trust for bridges and dams keep missing the mark as climate change accelerates, according to new research from Cornell University. The study found artificial intelligence ...

CHAUNCEY, Ohio—This village sits between the Hocking River and a tributary, Sunday Creek. When they flood, they can completely submerge the two roads connecting the village to the highway. The ...

Artificial intelligence is becoming an asset in hurricane forecasting. In 2024, an AI-based model created by Google correctly predicted Hurricane Beryl would make landfall in Texas while a top ...

DALLAS, Oct. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs (NYSE: J) has introduced Flood Platform, a cloud-hosted hub for advanced flood modeling that supports planning and delivery of critical flood infrastructure ...

Refugio County commissioners on Tuesday heard a proposal from the Nueces River Authority to join a multi-county effort to modernize floodplain maps and improve regional flood modeling, but the court ...

From left to right, Jim Blackburn, Rice President Reginald DesRoches and Phil Bedient. Rice University’s Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters (SSPEED) Center convened more ...

For Jude Kastens, who grew up on a farm in northwest Kansas, rainfall was always serious business. Although flooding wasn't as big a problem in his hometown as in central and eastern Kansas, it was ...

Avantika Gori is an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at Houston’s Rice University who is currently examining how to improve flood hazard detection and resilience in rural ...