More frequent floods and more severe flooding are facts of a changing climate that have spurred new regulations and an increased focus by building owners, architects, and engineers to protect ...

It used to be that moving to higher ground or buying a home further inland provided safeguards against flooding and higher insurance rates. But as federal flood maps in the U.S. evolve and expand to ...

Cities worldwide often rely on partial structural defenses to mitigate intensifying flood hazards. Although large-scale analyses suggest that partial levee coverage can reduce overall damage, its ...