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Unprecedented flooding spurs hydrology office in Missouri
Friday, February 25, 2022
The state is working on deploying a Hydrology Information Center like the one in Iowa, after a period of severe drought followed by unprecedented flooding, to get a handle on the trend of warmer, wetter weather.
Iowa Watershed Approach marks five years of success
Thursday, February 24, 2022
Under the guidance of regional watershed management bodies, 800 structures have been built across Iowa to reduce flooding and improve water quality.
7 Iowa faculty named AAAS fellows
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Witold Krajewski is among seven University of Iowa faculty members who have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
New interactive maps may help to save Iowans in flood-prone areas
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
The Iowa Flood Center is unveiling a new tool to help Iowans living along the Missouri River prepare for flooding.
UI Iowa Flood Center develops real-time flood information system
Thursday, January 20, 2022
The University of Iowa’s Iowa Flood Center has developed a free, web-based information system, the Missouri River Flood Information System, to aid communities around the Missouri River to assess flood risk around their homes and businesses.
Iowa Flood Center unveils flood information system
Friday, December 17, 2021
While KMAland is recovering from this week's disastrous storms, the memory of another calamity two-and-a-half years ago remains fresh.
New tool from the Iowa Flood Center will help Missouri River communities prepare for flooding
Thursday, December 16, 2021
The Iowa Flood Center has developed a new technology to help communities better prepare for flooding along the Missouri River.
New Missouri River Flood Information System
Tuesday, December 14, 2021
After devastating flooding in 2011 and 2019 in southwest Iowa, the Iowa Flood Center (IFC) at the
University of Iowa has developed the interactive Missouri River Flood Information System (MRFIS) to
help the people of this region prepare for and reduce future flood risks.
Flood attenuation techniques potentially more effective than dams
Sunday, November 7, 2021
University of Iowa graduate student Federico Antolini proposes small reservoirs like ponds could mitigate flooding better than dams.
Weber receives American Water Resources Association award
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
University of Iowa Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Iowa Flood Center (IFC) co-founder Larry Weber has won the prestigious Integrated Water Resources Management Award, presented by the American Water Resources Association.
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