Iowa was inundated by record or near-record flooding in 2019, followed by severe-to-extreme drought in 2020, drought that’s endured into 2021.

As the snow from winter melts, experts are looking at what could happen with flooding this spring.

Flooding that burst through levees, swamped farms and inundated homes and businesses in cities and towns across Iowa, Nebraska and other Midwestern states two years ago is part of a climate change-driven weather phenomenon that scientist say is happening more frequently.

From forecasting floods to fighting cancer, Iowa researchers are deploying AI to tackle some of society's biggest issues.

University of Iowa Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Iowa Flood Center (IFC) Director Witold Krajewski has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), one of the highest honors conferred in the field of engineering.

According to a new national report, nearly 70% more U.S. properties may be at substantial risk of flooding than previously identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

A group developed to help improve management of the Mississippi River Watershed has issued it a disappointing report card, and says urgent action and billions of dollars are required to address flooding and water quality concerns in the nation’s largest rivers.

The South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is excited to announce its Big Sioux River Flood Information System (BSRFIS) received an Honor Award in the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Engineering Excellence Awards competition.

Dubuque County is “jumping in the deep end” in an ambitious venture to manage our surface waters and clean our rivers and streams.