The federal government’s flood maps, which are used nationwide to signal areas vulnerable to inundation, vastly underestimated the flood risk faced by properties in the parts of North Carolina ...
Machine learning is cutting down the time it takes to generate flood maps from 24 hours to just 1 to 2 minutes.
A Washington Post analysis shows how federal flood maps underestimated the risk homeowners faced in the parts of North Carolina devastated by Hurricane Helene.
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NC river flooding: Which rivers flood most often, why it happensNorth Carolina's interactive Flood Inundation Mapping and Alert Network (FIMAN) map uses more than 500 gauges to show what rivers are close to moderate and major flood stage. There are several ...
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USGS: This is likely the second worst flooding in Maine's historyA flood inundation map shows the extent and depth of flooding that occurred in various communities as a result of a major storm or flood event. Inundation maps are one factor used to determine ...
It’s difficult for homebuyers in the US to assess how safe their investments are from flooding when the primary tools for gauging risk are inadequate. The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s ...
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