Tag: resilience

  • PEW Flood Prepared Communities visits Athens

    PEW Flood Prepared Communities visits Athens

    We’re so excited to welcome PEW Flood Prepared Communities to the University of Georgia Campus today, to learn about their team and showcase the latest IRIS research on flood hazard modeling, natural infrastructure, and operationalizing equitable delivery of flood risk reduction.

  • Developing Flood Solutions Along the Mississippi and Missouri River Basins

    Developing Flood Solutions Along the Mississippi and Missouri River Basins

    During a time of extreme rainfall patterns, river communities face unprecedented challenges. In a recent NPR article, writers Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco and Eva Tesfaye covered the flooding along the Mississippi River Basin, where IRIS researchers are looking for solutions to frequent and severe flooding caused by intensified rainfall. Families within these communities are faced with deciding between dangerous, damaging floods, and…

  • Tybee Island Natural Infrastructure Plan

    Tybee Island Natural Infrastructure Plan

    Tybee Island combines human ingenuity with natural resilience in combatting sea level rise By Sarah Buckleitner We don’t usually associate sunshine and blue skies with the sort of flooding that can shut down roads and creep into homes. But as sea level rise creeps further inland, coastal communities face a growing number of “sunny day” floods. While many coastal communities…