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Abstract: Machine learning methods have proven effective for mapping urban flood extents using remotely sensed data. However, the availability of suitable datasets remains a key challenge when ...

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Hydrological extremes—particularly floods and droughts—represent some of the most consequential natural hazards affecting societies worldwide. Intensified ...

Flash flooding hit the city of Atlanta Wednesday afternoon, leaving cars stranded and a major highway shutdown. The Atlanta Connector, a section of I-75/I-85 that runs through the heart of the city, ...

ATLANTA — Roads that were shut down have been reopened across Atlanta after a heavy rain caused flash flooding. There were several scenes of flash flooding overtaking roads in Atlanta Wednesday, with ...

HOUSTON — Staff from Rice University’s Baker Institute will host a wide-ranging discussion on new FEMA flood maps for Houston and Harris County. Experts say the maps mean hundreds of thousands of ...

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MORE FROM BENEATH THE SURFACE OF ELLICOTT CITY TONIGHT. THIS TUNNEL IS UNBELIEVABLE. IT’S ENORMOUS. BUT GET THIS. IT’S JUST A STARTER TUNNEL. ALL OF THIS WAS BUILT AS AN ENTRYWAY FOR THIS GIGANTIC, ...

The first season of BritBox‘s After The Flood was all over the place, trying to cram a climate-change disaster story into a murder mystery that included corrupt cops. It was a lot and not all of it ...

For tens of thousands of Harris County families, flood insurance will soon become a mandatory part of their household budgets for the first time. The Federal Emergency Management Agency recently ...