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Iowa flood data boosts global climate resilience effort
Thursday, March 7, 2024
The World Bank recently announced it will offer free flood risk data to 16 developing countries — a step partly made possible by lessons learned from a 2008 flood in Iowa.
Council Hears of Flood Resources
Thursday, February 29, 2024
Columbus Junction was one of four Iowa communities selected last December to be a member of the Iowa Flood Resilient Communities Cohort; and during the city council’s regular meeting on Wednesday, a team of experts met with city officials to explain the cohort and its purpose.

Iowa Flood Center receives $1M for Eastern Iowa
Thursday, January 4, 2024
The Iowa Flood Center received $1 million to expand flood and drought monitoring, watershed management, and forecasting services in Eastern Iowa through Congress’s Community Project Funding.

How Much Did Extreme Weather Cost Iowa This Year?
Tuesday, January 2, 2024
The Gazette covers the rising cost of extreme weather in Iowa and how climate change is driving it.

IFC Partners with American Flood Coalition on Flood Resilient Communities Cohort
Thursday, December 7, 2023
The Iowa Flood Center will work with the American Flood Coalition and serve as a technical resource for cohort communities to support them in accessing federal funding for flood projects.

How well-managed dams and smart forecasting can limit flooding as extreme storms become more common in a warming world
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
As rising global temperatures make extreme storms more common, the nation’s dams and reservoirs – crucial to keeping communities dry – are being tested.

Iowa City flooding 15 years later
Thursday, June 15, 2023
It has been 15 years since the record breaking flooding that was seen across Eastern Iowa. One of the cities that was hit particularly hard was Iowa City. The 2008 flood shattered all prior flooding records in Iowa, doing major damage.

To help lessen flooding risk, Cedar Rapids looks upstream
Sunday, June 11, 2023
The city gives tens of thousands of dollars annually to flood mitigation efforts.

UI launches new flood prediction research facility
Friday, February 3, 2023
The University of Iowa is launching a new research center to improve flood prediction.
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