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  • IRIS students work in Big Muddy River, Illinois

    The CITRA (Compound Inundation Team for Resilient Applications) recently sent IRIS Natural Infrastructure Fellows Stevens Charles and Dennis Granados Duran to Big Muddy River, Illinois to gather data on flooding impoundments. The students prepared an awesome infographic, check it out below!

  • New IRIS in Focus: Mapping Flood Vulnerability in the Savannah Metro Area

    New IRIS in Focus: Mapping Flood Vulnerability in the Savannah Metro Area

    Coastal regions across the United States are beset with increasing flood hazards arising from stronger and more frequent storms, sea-level rise, tidal fluctuations, and the compounding effects when these natural and climate-driven hazards coincide. A team of UGA experts led by Dr. Matthew Bilskie and Lina Cardenas Caro, working through the UGA Defense Community Resilience Program, are developing a new rapid risk assessment…

  • IRIS researchers head out before the storm to capture key data

    IRIS researchers head out before the storm to capture key data

    In the field of resilience research, flexibility is key. This especially includes the ability to apply research in the real world quickly and effectively. Affiliate Matt Bilskie, who oversees the College of Engineering’s Coastal Ocean Analysis and Simulation Team (COAST) exemplified this flexibility by taking advantage of approaching Hurricane’s Idalia to deploy sensors, which will measure the storm’s landfall and…