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Flood Inundation Maps for Independence
April 13, 2015 in Community Inundation Maps, Featured Story, News, Press Releases /by Sara SteussyBy Shianne Gruss, IIHR—Hydroscience & Engineering Citizens of Independence can now access online maps that show how flooding events are likely to affect their community, homes, and businesses. Independence is one of 14 Iowa cities to be part of the Iowa Flood Center’s (IFC) community-based flood inundation mapping project. “We’ve been moving through and trying […]
Luther professor & others studying flood predictions for Upper Iowa River
April 9, 2015 in Uncategorized /by Sara SteussyLuther College mathematics professor Richard Bernatz is spending his sabbatical studying those questions, along with two members of the Iowa Flood Center on the University of Iowa campus.
NOAA: Moderate flood risk for parts of central US
March 19, 2015 in Uncategorized /by Sara SteussyNOAA’s Spring Outlook identifies areas at risk of spring flooding from April through June.
Predicting the extent of flash flooding
March 11, 2015 in News /by Sara SteussyDevastating flooding, such as Iowa’s flood of 2008, motivated a team of researchers to analyze a hydrologic model with the potential to predict the extent of flooding based on predicted rain patterns
Scientists confirm that Midwest floods are more frequent
February 10, 2015 in Research /by Sara SteussyThe U.S. Midwest region and surrounding states have endured increasingly more frequent floods during the last half-century, according to results of a new study.
Midwest flooding more frequent
February 9, 2015 in Featured Story, News, Research /by Sara SteussyThe Midwest and surrounding states have endured increasingly more frequent flood episodes over the past half-century.
UI researchers find East Coast hurricanes can flood the Midwest
November 11, 2014 in News, Research /by Sara SteussyWith the Nov. 30 end of the 2014 hurricane season just weeks away, a University of Iowa researcher and his colleagues have found that North Atlantic tropical cyclones in fact have a significant effect on the Midwest.
Sensors Monitor Streams to Aid Flood Planning
November 4, 2014 in News, Stream Stage Sensor /by Sara SteussySensors recently placed along three Polk County creeks will help officials better prepare the areas for future floods.
Iowa Flood Center to Install 50 New Stream Stage Sensors Statewide
October 22, 2014 in News, Stream Stage Sensor /by Sara SteussyIowa Flood Center
The University of Iowa
100 Stanley Hydraulics Laboratory
Iowa City, IA 52242
E-mail: iihr-iowafloodcenter@uiowa.edu
Contact: Breanna Shea
Phone: 319-384-1729
Fax: 319-335-5238
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