Researchers develop low-cost AI tool to help cities map urban tree canopy

As a heat dome drives dangerous temperatures across much of the United States and renews concerns about extreme heat, USC ...
GitHub

QCivilTools/QCivilTools-HEC-RAS-manager

Browse projects, edit plans, run simulations, load flood results, extract flow hydrographs, and animate time steps — all inside QGIS, without opening HEC-RAS.
IEEE

Assessment of Flood Zone Reduction using Retaining Walls in HEC-RAS

Abstract: Retaining walls play a crucial role in mitigating flood risks, particularly in riverine environments affected by extreme climatic events. This study evaluates the effectiveness of retaining ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Ackerman, C. (2009) HEC-GeoRAS-GIS Tools for Support of HEC-RAS Using ArcGIS, User’s Manual. US Army Corps of Engineers-Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC), 4.2 (September).

ABSTRACT: Watershed management throughout the world has undergone revolutionary changes due to topographic data and the impact of climate change. Research in floodplain inundation mapping reflects ...
Frontiers

Using global datasets to estimate flood exposure at the city scale: an evaluation in Addis Ababa

Introduction: Cities located in lower income countries are global flood risk hotspots. Assessment and management of these risks forms a key part of global climate adaptation efforts. City scale flood ...
tpwd.texas.gov

Flood Research

In 2019, the 86th Texas Legislature appropriated funding to the TWDB to support a variety of flood-related efforts, including research on topics of priority regarding flood. The TWDB subsequently ...