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Channel conveyance and flood risk: Are current models missing the mark?

River floods are environmental hazards that can have devastating effects on human life, agriculture, and infrastructure. Hydrologic models are used to map flood hazards to better understand risk, ...
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RTI International to Acquire Assets of MGS, Leaders in Hydrologic Modeling and Flood Risk Analysis

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Oct. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Taking proactive steps to advance science and address the challenges of a changing climate, RTI International, a nonprofit research ...
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STATISTICAL APPROACHES VERSUS WEATHER GENERATOR TO DOWNSCALE RCM OUTPUTS TO POINT SCALE: A COMPARISON OF PERFORMANCES

Journal of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Vol. 8, No. 2 (July to December 2014), pp. 142-154 (13 pages) Abstract: To properly evaluate weather variables regulating the occurrence of ...
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Global warming of 1.5°C or 2°C: The lower limit would reduce flood hazards

A research group has simulated the scenarios of limiting global warming to 2°C versus 1.5°C with global hydrological models. An important result: High flows and flood hazards will increase ...
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As dams hold back water from Helene, how many in NC are at risk of failing?

When Tropical Storm Helene brought massive rainfall to western North Carolina, it highlighted just how dangerous dam failures can be. As the storm closed in on North Carolina Rutherford County ...