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).

The bill President Donald Trump signed on November 12 to end the longest federal government shutdown includes $16 million for designated projects in Iowa, according to Bleeding Heartland’s analysis of a Senate Appropriations Committee report.

When Dan Gilles began his undergraduate work at the University of Iowa, he knew he wanted to pursue a civil engineering career path focused on water resources. Although he was aware of IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering’s (IIHR) research impact, his interactions with it were limited. That all changed in 2008.

How well does the short-term precipitation forecast support the National real-time streamflow forecasting system? This study, published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society and led by researchers at IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering and the Iowa Flood Center, addresses that question.

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - Flood specialists in Iowa are investing in enhanced monitoring technology for Northwest Iowa following the devastating 2024 floods. The Iowa Flood Center, based at the University of Iowa, is set to receive $1.75 million in disaster supplement funding from FEMA to install new equipment across Northwest Iowa. The funding aims to enhance monitoring and flood forecasting systems, enabling Iowans to better prepare for future floods.

As the federal government shutdown enters its third week, host Ben Kieffer gathers various perspectives on the impacts its having in Iowa and across the country. We talk with Iowa State University cybersecurity professor Doug Jacobson about how Iowans may be at greater risk for fraud threats and University of Iowa professor and Iowa Flood Center Interim Director Larry Weber shares how shutdowns impact his and colleagues' federally-funded research.

A major expansion of flood monitoring technology is coming to northwest Iowa, following severe flooding in 2024. The Iowa Flood Center, based at the University of Iowa, has secured federal funding to install new equipment across the region.