On Tuesday, Dr. Larry Weber made a presentation to the Committee of Flooding of the West Virginia Legislature titled, “Artificial Intelligence and Its Use in Flood/Stream Monitoring.”

Lawmakers on the Joint Legislative Committee on Flooding learned Tuesday the state has distributed close to $90 million for recovery efforts after February flooding in southern counties.

To create the world's most sophisticated flood monitoring and forecasting system, the US State of Iowa's Flood Centre (IFC) uses more than 200 Senix ToughSonic 30 and ToughSonic 50 ultrasonic sensors to measure water levels in streams across the state.

Since joining IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering in 2013, Felipe Quintero quickly became a key contributor advancing research and education in support of the Iowa Flood Center (IFC).