-
Proactive Peaches: IRIS’s Georgia Resilience Planning Work featured by The Pew Charitable Trusts
This spring, the Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems hosted a statewide gathering of Georgia’s local governments, industry partners, utility companies, regional commissions, conservation organizations and more. The goal: a comprehensive plan to build a more resilient Georgia. The work was particularly informed by the severe damage across eastern Georgia caused by Hurricane Helene in fall […]
-
New publication: Flood modeling, made simpler
Floods devastate communities. Predicting flood events helps protect them. Some of the most important technology we have to predict flooding is Hydrologic and Hydraulic (H&H) modeling. However, these technologies face challenges that vary by region, impacting the ability of certain communities to predict and mitigate flood risks. One crucial aspect of these technologies is stream […]
-
Building Byte-odiversity: UGA scholars convene in workshop on AI tools for conservation
Scientists around the world are in agreement: global biodiversity is in crisis. University of Georgia researchers are exploring how new technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) could boost efforts to protect species and restore habitats in the future. Kickstarted by the Data Science and AI cluster hiring initiative in 2023, and beginning with initial ideas from […]
