UC Irvine team says urban street networks, building density shape severity of floods
Researchers’ new analytical model can assess neighborhood-level hazards globally
August 19, 2024
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UCI shares $1.5 Million NSF award to address inequities in flood adaptation
Brett Sanders will collaborate on three-year project flood modeling in Miami-Dade County
August 08, 2023
UCI Podcast: Evaluating California’s flood risk
Brett Sanders, UCI professor of civil and environmental engineering, has been focusing his research efforts on understanding flood risk to Southern California’s communities. Over the years he has studied the impact of climate change-caused sea level rise along California’s coast. Lately he has been examining flood risk to regions further inland, in many cases affecting […]
March 01, 2023
UCI flood modeling framework reveals heightened risk and disparities in Los Angeles
High-resolution platform assesses hazards every 10 feet across 2,700-square-mile expanse
October 31, 2022
NASA grant supports UCI-led project to remotely monitor changes in beaches, dunes
New techniques to measure coastal topography will improve understanding of flood risk
July 01, 2022
California’s climate crisis examined on UCI special report website
Cross-disciplinary expertise shared through stories, videos, podcasts and more
October 20, 2021
NSF funds UCI project to study post-wildfire mudslides and flooding
Interdisciplinary researchers will examine infrastructure and public preparedness
August 19, 2021
UCI Podcast: How drought and climate change threaten California’s water
Better management of groundwater could help, says Nicola Ulibarri
March 30, 2021
UCI, other researchers find collaborative flood modeling process effective
Community involvement, high-resolution maps lead to improved risk management
January 21, 2020
Plant physiology will be major contributor to future river flooding, UCI study finds
By hoarding water underground, vegetation will help saturate soil, boosting rain runoff
October 21, 2019