The Iowa Flood Center at the University of Iowa was awarded $1 million to expand flood and drought monitoring, watershed management, and forecasting services in Eastern Iowa through Congress’s Community Project Funding.
PhD Candidate and IFC Research Assistant Riley Post wrote an article in The Conversation about how smart forecasting can reduce flooding as climate change makes extreme rainfall more common.
Iowa Flood Center Co-founder Larry Weber reflects on the 2008 flood event and how the Iowa Flood Center has helped improve flood preparedness and resiliency to future flood events.
To help Iowans prepare for flood season, the Iowa Flood Center (IFC) developed the Iowa Flood Information System (IFIS) to provide real-time information about stream levels, flood alerts and forecasts, and hydrologic conditions for the entire state.
