Tag: Flood protection

Greek Government to Receive €70 Million for Flood-Control Projects

Aug 21, 2019 | Flooding & Watersheds, Spotlight

In July, flooding caused by an intense rainstorm in the Halkidiki region of northern Greece led to...

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‘How high is your river?’ asks CrowdHydrology citizen science project

Oct 31, 2018 | Flooding & Watersheds, Public Education & Outreach

In 2010, a smartphone-based campaign that called on motorists to report roadkill sightings in...

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South Carolina municipalities find success with site-specific stormwater management plans

Jan 4, 2018 | Flooding & Watersheds, Green Infrastructure, Policy & Regulation, Precipitation & Climate

In South Carolina, which barely escaped the brunt of Hurricane Irma last summer, municipal...

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Governments and landowners rush to prevent flooding from melting Sierra Nevada snowpack

May 30, 2017 | Precipitation & Climate

A record-breaking accumulation of snow on the Sierra Nevada mountains is melting steadily as...

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New website connects site-specific flood hazards with green solutions

May 3, 2017 | Flooding & Watersheds, Green Infrastructure, Precipitation & Climate

A new partnership, Naturally Resilient Communities (NRC), argues that a simpler, more...

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