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UCI, Other Researchers Find Collaborative Flood Modeling Process Effective

Written on January 21, 2020.

Community involvement, high-resolution maps lead to improved risk management Jan. 21, 2020 – Community collaboration and high-resolution maps are key to effective flood risk management, according to civil engineers and social scientists at the University of California, Irvine and other institutions. In a study published recently in the American Geophysical Union journal Earth’s Future, the researchers report on a successful new process called “collaborative flood modeling”...

UCI-led Team to Study Socioeconomic Effects of Coastal Flooding in California

Written on October 9, 2019.

NSF-funded project involving 3 other UC campuses will use advanced simulations October 9, 2019 – Researchers at the University of California, Irvine are leading a new project with three other UC campuses to study the impact of coastal flooding on disadvantaged communities in California. Launched with funding from the National Science Foundation’s Coastlines & People initiative, the effort will employ advanced simulation systems to deepen understanding of increasing...

UCI Researchers Look at Compounding Effects of Ocean- and Land-based Flooding

Written on August 28, 2017.

Aug. 28, 2017 – Coastal areas are threatened by both oceanic and terrestrial flooding, and the combination of these factors is especially concerning as sea levels continue to rise. Untangling how oceans and rivers interact – their so-called compounding effects – is a challenge for scientists and engineers trying to estimate the current and future risk of flooding. UCI researchers have developed a new method to characterize this dual flood threat, finding that in a warming...

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UCI, Other Researchers Find Collaborative Flood Modeling Process Effective

UCI-led Team to Study Socioeconomic Effects of Coastal Flooding in California

UCI Researchers Look at Compounding Effects of Ocean- and Land-based Flooding