Just a week before Hurricane Dorian brought flooding to parts of North Carolina, IIHR and the Iowa Flood Center (IFC) hosted a group from North Carolina who had come to learn about Iowa’s efforts to become more flood-resilient.
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Iowa Born, Raised, and Educated
Lindsay Matthews was born in Iowa, and she doesn’t have plans to leave any time soon. She is perusing her master’s degree at the University of Iowa through the Sustainable Water Development program.
Sustainable Connections
Robyn Williams of the Sustainable Water Development graduate program understands the detailed work that goes into creating a flood model.
IFC Receives National Awards
The Iowa Flood Center recently received two national awards, one for the development of the Iowa Flood Information System and another for flood management.
Loebsack Reintroduces Flood Center Legislation
Congressman Dave Lobesack is reintroducing legislation to establish a National Flood Center
Iowa Flood Center celebrating 10 years
11 years after the flooding that wreaked havoc in Eastern Iowa, the Iowa Flood Center celebrated their 10th birthday.
In the Midwest, Relentless Floods Dredge Up ‘Shadow’ of 1993
The Great Flood of 1993, one of the worst in American history, left entire towns ravaged. With heavy spring rains and saturated soil, some fear a repeat.
Keeping Floods on Iowa’s Radar
John Brammeier is a grad student with the Iowa Flood Center who is looking for better ways to use radar in flood prevention.
How the University of Iowa Recovered From the ‘Unfathomable’ Flood That Ruined It
The story of Iowa’s effort to restore its campus shows how hard it is to come back from a disaster, even with the university’s myriad resources. While the school reopened quickly with makeshift power and cramped facilities, it took eight years to fully rebuild.
Iowa Strong: After the Flood
Iowa Flood Center staff and students traveled to Hamburg to help locals with flood clean-up efforts.
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