Tag: stormwater

  • Learn about compound flooding with Weather Geeks

    Learn about compound flooding with Weather Geeks

    What is compound flooding and what does it have to do with Hurricane Helene? Learn all about it on the recent Weather Geeks podcast, where IRIS affiliate Matt Bilskie, whose research centers on modeling flood events on the coast, was interviewed about his work by Marshall Shepherd, the IRIS Climate and Outreach Director and Georgia…

  • The Washington Post: Thousands of uninsured homes were in Helene’s path

    The Washington Post: Thousands of uninsured homes were in Helene’s path

    Homeowners hundreds of miles inland rarely consider insuring their house against hurricanes the way coastal homeowners often do. What happens when a major storm like Hurricane Helene hits close to home? Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems (IRIS) affiliate and natural resource economist Craig Landry provided expertise in a recent article by The Washington Post exploring…

  • IRIS affiliates call for better disaster preparedness in the wake of Hurricane Helene devastation

    IRIS affiliates call for better disaster preparedness in the wake of Hurricane Helene devastation

    “We cannot continue business as usual,” say IRIS researchers The U.S. Southeast held its breath last week as the region prepared for Hurricane Helene, which threatened excessive rainfall and strong winds hundreds of miles north of its landfall destination on the Gulf Coast. One week later, over 215 casualties have been confirmed and entire cities…