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National Guard assists with 2008 flood in Cedar Rapids

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.
Image of Iowa with flood resillience cohort

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.
Photo of a dam on the Iowa River

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.
2008 flood in Cedar Rapids

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.
A person monitors a pipe as a construction vehicle digs out dirt around it

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.
A flooded street in a residential area

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.
Ibrahim Demir poses for a photo in front of the Iowa River

UI launching research center to improve flood prediction

Thursday, February 2, 2023
The Center for Hydrologic Development joins a cooperative of other research institutes sharing approaches like this with its peer institutions. Iowa will receive $21 million from the collaborative.
Portrait of Larry Weber

New flood prediction research facility opens on UI campus

Thursday, February 2, 2023
The University of Iowa is launching the Center for Hydrologic Development, a new research center to improve flood prediction.
Screenshot of IFIS map showing flood alerts

UI Center for Hydrologic Development expands national reach

Wednesday, February 1, 2023
The University of Iowa College of Engineering is home to a new research center—the Center for Hydrologic Development (CHD)—that is designed to improve the country’s ability to predict and manage water-related hazards.