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Paper outlines pathways to equitable flood adaptation
Many flood adaptation measures exacerbate existing environmental injustices. A new UGA-coauthored perspective suggests strategies to break the cycle. While parts of New York and New Jersey were “building back better” after Superstorm Sandy, residents of flood-prone public housing in Rockaway, Queens, were left without heat or running water for years. A perspective published in Nature Water in February underscores how adaptation and mitigation…
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UGA Researchers create framework for understanding longevity and flood-risk mitigation of coastal marshes
Salt marshes are the quiet heroes of the coast, working behind the scenes to sequester carbon, buffer coastal towns from flooding and provide beautiful recreation spaces for tourists and locals alike. In a new grant through the U.S. IOOS Coastal and Ocean Modeling Testbed for $1.5 million, University of Georgia researchers are teaming up with NOAA, USGS, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University,…
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Meet our IRIS Affiliates: Qiong Wang
Today we’d like to introduce one of our newer IRIS affiliates, Qiong Wang, an Assistant Professor in the College of Environment and Design, through a Q&A on her research. Qiong joined IRIS in the spring of 2025–and one year later, her team’s project, AI-Driven Decision Support Platform for Smart Disaster Resilience Planning, was selected for the Presidential Interdisciplinary Seed Grant.…
