According to the World Resources Institute (WRI), more people are affected by floods than by any other type of natural disaster. Most of the people affected by river flooding live in developing countries, according to an...
Read MoreThe Michigan Tech Research Institute has developed a comprehensive map of the Great Lakes coastal wetlands. This map is available publicly and is the first of its kind on such a broad scale. It shows more than 16,000 km of...
Read MoreIn early February, the Welsh Government launched a consultation for interim non-statutory standards for sustainable urban drainage (SuDS). Schedule 3 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010, which would have required new...
Read MoreOn Feb. 12, the federal-state Hypoxia Task Force announced that it would fail to meet a 2015 goal to reduce the Gulf of Mexico dead zone from about 15,000 km2 to 5,000 km2. The task force has decided to extend the target date...
Read MoreThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office for Coastal Management is highlighting the use of its Nonpoint Source Pollution and Erosion Comparison Tool (OpenNSPECT) for protecting coral reefs from stormwater...
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