Dubai: Ras Al Khaimah’s Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Police, Brigadier Jamal Ahmed Al Tair, conducted field inspections of several vital areas and dams across the emirate following the recent weather ...
Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, CO2 Foundation, Jim ...
Climate and land use change are increasingly altering the water balance and flood dynamics of East African wetlands. In Tanzania’s Kilombero floodplain, rice cultivation relies on seasonal flooding, ...
Even after Hurricane Harvey exposed the dangers of building in flood-prone areas, tens of thousands of new homes have continued to rise in Greater Houston’s high-risk flood zones. A Houston Chronicle ...
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Bain Capital agreed to sell its data centers in China to Shenzhen Dongyangguang Industry Co. in a transaction valued at about $4 billion. Shenzhen Dongyangguang, the parent of Shanghai-listed ...
ABSTRACT: Watershed management throughout the world has undergone revolutionary changes due to topographic data and the impact of climate change. Research in floodplain inundation mapping reflects ...
About 75% of the nation’s flood insurance maps are outdated, leaving the door open for property owners to seek their own flood mapping and appeal. When Camp Mystic wanted to build in Central Texas ...
Abstract: Rivers have historically been the primary water source for all life forms; however, their fluctuating flow patterns pose significant risks, particularly in coastal and flood-prone regions.
A Camp Mystic mailbox lies near the entrance to the camp along the banks of the Guadalupe River on July 5 in Hunt after a flash flood swept through the area. Julio Cortez / AP At least 12 structures ...
Federal regulators approved appeals to remove buildings from the 100-year flood hazard map of Camp Mystic, reducing regulatory oversight in a high-risk floodplain in Texas before torrential waters ...
Some experts say staff shortages might have complicated forecasters’ ability to coordinate responses with local emergency management officials. By Christopher Flavelle Christopher Flavelle has written ...