FloodList
The three causes of flooding
How to build for a wetter world
Mitigating droughts and floods in agriculture
Tools for improved drought and flood response
Assessing the global exposure of poor people to floods and droughts
System robustness analysis in support of flood and drought risk management
Major Step in Improving forecasts of weather extremes such as floods and droughts
Collection of global datasets for the study of floods, droughts and their interactions with human societies
Flood risk assessment:
Management of flood risk
Flood risk assessment report
Floods: from risk to opportunity
Insurer attacks lack of flood mapping
The financial management of flood risk
Management of flood risk - March 2013
Floodplains and flooding risk prevention
Zurich Insurance flood resilience program
Incentivising household action on flooding
Before the flood: what drives preparedness?
Delivering early warning systems to the poorest
Flood disaster risk is more complex than expected
Science helps to reduce flood risk around the world
Operational framework for flood risk communications
Erosion a huge contributor to flood disasters - experts
New technique to assess the cost of major flood damage
Flood risk: the importance of building community resilience
Flood management and flood disaster mitigation measures
Designing climate risk management approaches for flood risk
Emerging market flood maps to enhance catastrophe risk management
Exploring the role of risk perception in influencing flood losses over time
Assessing flood risk at the global scale: model set u, results and sensitivity
Towards improving the implementation of integrated flood risk management
Development and testing of a community flood resilience measurement tool
Buyer beware: evaluating property disclosure as a toll to support flood risk management
International conference on flood management includes special session on mega-disasters
Regional flood impact assessment based on local land use patterns and sample damage records
Optimal investment and location decisions of a firm in a flood risk area using impulse control theory
Flood modelling, forecasting & prediction methods:
Global flood monitoring system
Real-time hydrological forecasting
Flood prediction fraught with uncertainty
Continental and global scale flood forecasting systems
Developing a new AI early warning system for flooding
New tool crafts fast, free flood maps for the Global South
The challenges of global flood hazard mapping & prediction
Mapping of flood areas using landsat with Google Earth Engine cloud platform
Towards global flood mapping onboard low cost satellites with machine learning
Social vulnerability to floods: review old case studies and implications for measurement
Logistics and benefits of using mathematical models of hydrologic and water resource systems
Towards an improved understanding of the global hydrological cycle using SWOT measurements
An analytical process--based approach ro predicting beach width in levees constructed from dilatant soils
Nature-based flood prevention & mitigation:
Going with the flow
Working with nature
Nature can help lessen flood impacts says IUCN
Processes and tools for increasing flood resilience
Flood plain management: reducing flood risks and restoring healthy ecosystems
Natural flood management - adopting ecosystem approaches to managing flood risk
Nature, socioeconomics and adaptation to natural disasters: new evidence from floods
City/Urban flooding:
Flooded cities
Land use planning for urban flood risk management
A paradigm shift for guarding delta cities against flood
Save our cities - the threat grows from rising waters and sinking buildings
A global framework for future costs and benefits of river flood-protection in urban areas
A flood vulnerability index for coastal cities and its use in assessing climate change impacts
A multi-dimensional integrated approach to flood risk on a coastal city, induced by SLR and storm tides
What are crucial issues in promoting an integrated approach for flood risk management in urban areas?
Exploring trade-offs among the multiple benefits of green-blue-grey infrastructure for urban flood mitigation
Flash floods & deluges:
Deciphering deluges
Flash flood risk management
Flash flood guidance system (video)
Flash Flood Guidance System (FFGS)
Multi-vulnerability analysis for flash flood risk management
Re-envisioning stormwater infrastructute for ultrahazardous flooding
Dam bursts:
Below aging US dams, a potential toxic calamity
Glacial like outburst floods:
Glacial lake outburst floods
Flash floods are a major global threat
Glacial llakeouburst floods threaten Tibet, Nepal
As glacial lakes flood, the effect can be devastating
Flood management:
Effectiveness of flood management methods
What the Dutch can teach the world about managing floods
Managing muddy floods: balancing engineered and alternative approaches
Factors in household decisions for or against relocation from a flood risk area
The storyline approach: a new way to analyse and improve flood event management
After the flood recovery & response:
After the floods
Post-flood study: user guide
Beyond response and recovery: an introduction to the Zurich flood resilience program
Regional:
Assessing socioeconomic resilience to floods in 90 countries
Europe:
Living on flood plains
Floods directive viewer
Flood resilience in Europe
How flooding affects health - Europe
Flood risk in Europe: the long-term outlook
Flood crises fuel strategic rethink in Europe
European floods are impacted by climate change
As temperatures rise, Europe prepares for flooding
OECD and Ile de France study the risks of major floods
Trends in flood losses in Europe over tthe last 150 years
The role of climate variability in extreme floods in Europe
Faster, more accurate flood warnings through EU research
Floods in Europe will cause five times more damage by 2050
Flood risk management in Europe: European flood regulation
Changes to our rivers and floodplains have excerbated flooding
Flood risk management in Europe: the flood problem and interventions
Flood risk management in Europe: an exploration of governance challenges
Ensemble flood risk assessment in Europe under high end climate scenarios
Comparative flood damage assessment model: towards a European approach
Collaborative strategies for sustainable EU flood risk management: operative risk analysis
Assessment of the capacity for flood monitoring and early warning in certain countries of the EU
Increasing flood risk under climate change: a pan-European assessment of 4 adaptation strategies
Automated, global, satellite-based flood monitoring for the Copernicus emergency management service
Higher probability of compound flooding from precipitation and storm surge in Europe from climate change
Serbia floods 2014
Austrians watch floods by computer
Analyzing and evaluating flood risk governance in Poland
Serbia: local communities and challenges of torrential floods
Satellite-based flood mapping in the boreal region for improving situational awareness
Switzerland:
The underestimated risk of flooding in Switzerland
Mapping social vulnerability in Switzerland - a pilot study on flooding in Zurich
Benelux:
Flood risk and water management in the Netherlands
Flood preparedness in the Netherlands - a US perspective
Analysing and evaluating flood risk governance in Belgium
Analysing and evaluating flood risk governance in the Netherlands
IBM harnesses power of big data to improve Dutch flood control and water management systems
UK:
UK winter floods 2015-16
UK Met Office: flood forecasting centre
Flood risk management planning in Scotland
Cumbria: reducing flood risk from source to sea
A revolutionary way to stop Britain's homes flooding
UK: new national database of coastal flooding launched
New research into flood impacts in the South of England
UK: Upstream must work with downstream to fix flooding
Analysing and evaluating flood risk governance in England
UK floods: raise roads and redesign houses, engineers say
The costs and impacts of the winter 2013 to 2014 UK floods
UK floods: GBP 500m needed for climate change adaptation
UK: natural engineering offers solution against future flooding
UK: flood risk management - a local issue of national importance
UK: Enhancing predestrian evacuation routes during flood events
UK: Total flood defence is a myth: we must learn to live with the water
Most UK coastal flooding caused by moderate, not by extreme storms
New flood action team launched to investigate flash flooding across the UK
UK flood risk management - an approach to managing cross-border hazards
UK: beyond the Thames Barrier, how safe is London from another major flood?
UK: six steps to flood resilience - guidance for local authorities and professionals
UK strengthening insurance partnerships in the face of climate change - afgent based modelling
UK: Drowning in money: the untold story of the crazy public spending that makes flooding inevitable
UK: assessing surface water flood risk and management strategies - an agent-based modelling approach
Mediterranean countries:
Venice flood barriers pass first test
US$6.7 billion floodgates to protect Venice in 2014
Improving flood damage assessment models in Italy
Tackling floods, the most frequent natural disaster in the Mediterranean
Greece: the use of sartellite imagery in crisis management after flooding
Catastrophic flood starts debate in on environmental misconduct in northern Turkey
Middle East:
What causes flash floods in the Middle East?
North America:
Canada:
The road to flood resilience in Canada
Canadian Federal floodplain mapping framework v1.0
Flood Risk Canada launches live flood sensory system
Fraser River lower mainland flood management strategy
Flood resiliency - insights from a survey of the Calgary business community
Combatting Canada's rising flood costs: natural infrastructure is an underutilized option
Canada: The 2013 Great Alberta Flood - actions to mitigate, manage and control future floods
USA:
Getting out from underwater
Housing in the US floodplain
Population in the US floodplains
Floods are the Achilles heel of the US
US flood forecasting gets a major upgrade
New map details shifting flood risks in the US
US: as climate changes, cities battle with big rains
Flood exposure and social vulnerability in the USA
First Street Foundation defining Americas flood risk
Today's flood will be tomorrow's high tide warns NOAA
When the Levee Breaks: U.S. flood protection inadequate
NOAA's expanded flood information tool promotes resilience
Researchers find reasons behind incrreases in US urban flooding
'Nuisance flooding' an increasing problem as coastal sea level rise
US: flood protection structure accreditation task force - final report
Natural & nature-based flood management in the US: a green guide
US NOAA establishes 'tipping points' for sea level rise related flooding
Nighttime light data reveal how flood protection shapes human proximity ot rivers
Almost real-time flood prediction tool may boost emergency response during hurricanes
Best practices for reducing the risk of future damage to homes from riverine and urban flooding
US East:
Can New York City waterproof its subway?
Miami-Dade County: building resiliency with Nature
Chilling map shows Boston with a 7.5-foot coastal flood
Predicting hurricane flooding risks to the US East Coast
High-tide flooding disrupts local economy - the case of Annapolis
New study shows increased flooding, accelerated SLR in Miami over last decade
US Gulf States:
Houston - new generation flood warning systems
Completion of New Orleans' 100-year flood protection system is a significant recovery milestone
US Midwest:
Floods over the US Midwest: a regional water cycle perspective
US West:
Floods in California
The coming California megastorm
Managing flood water for aquifer recharge
Forecasting future flooding in the US Pacific NW
Colorado town unlivable for months after flooding
Here's what a California megaflood would look like
Boulder, Colorado: 1,000-year rain event, and recovery ideas
Connecting stormwater and floodplain management in Oregon
US Pacific Northwest extreme rainfall tallied by NASA's IMERG
Formed by megafloods, this place fooled scientists for decades
Coastal flooding increases Bay Area traffic delays and accidents
Natural hazard expertslearn first hand from the Colorado storm and flood
South Amerrica:
Watermarks: urban flooding and memoryscape in Argentina
What El Nino has taught Peru about infrastructure resilience
Brazil moves to reduce disaster risk as severe rainfall worsens
Oceania:
Australia
Cosmos: NSW flooding March 2021
Australian rainfall and runoff guidelines
Queensland floods commision of inquiry
Major cities at risk of Brisbane-like flooding
Australia faces stormy future as temperatures soar
Why drought-busting rain depends on the tropical oceans
The next big Queensland flood: when will it happen again
Flood risk, insurance and emergency management in Australia
Southeast Queensland is droughtier and floodier than we thought
Triple whammy: ocean warming, La Nina, & cyclone produced Queensland floods
Warragamba Dam disaster warning: downpour could now devastate Western Sydney
The total flood warning system: what we have learned since 1990 and where are the gaps?
Queensland recovery and reconstruction in the aftermath of the 2010/2011 flood: events and cyclone Yasi
The frquency of major flooding in coastal southeast Australia has significantly increased since late19th century
New Zealand:
Sinking city: Earthquakes increase flood hazard in Chrischurch, NZ
Asia:
Heavy floods widespread across Asia
Flood risk rampant across Asia's factory zones
Bold action, big money needed to curb Asia's flood
Progress report on flood hazard mapping in asian countries
China:
China's worst floods in decades
The holistic approach to extreme flooding resilience
Chinese team says it found evidence of mythical great flood
China's ambitious plan to solve urban flooding with 'sponge cities'
Japan:
Japan: pillars of flood resilience
South Asia:
Flood risk management in South Asia
Floods in Uttarakhand: a new relief deal
South Asia disunity 'hampers flood warnings'
India: rains and floods due to global warming?
Kashmir could face disaster like Uttarakhand's
Managing flood risks in the Hindu Kush Himalayas
Deforestation drives worsening flooding in Kashmir
Case studies on flash flood risk management in the Himalayas
Applications of remote sensing and GIS for flood hazard management: Sindh Province, Pakistan
Geographical variability of rainfall extremes in India enhances interpretation of climate change data
ASEAN:
Mapping flood hazards goes hi-tech
Jakarta sinking as water supplies dry up
Philippines: local flood early warning system
River flood risk in Jakarta under scenarios of future change
Bangkok is sinking, but so are other Southeast Asia megacities
Northeast Pakistan hit by 'surprise floods', as monsoon rains intensify
As flooding intensifies, SE Asian coastal megacities turn to social media to stay afloat
Country assessment reports for: Cambodia Indonesia Laos Philippines Vietnam
Indonesia: River water-level measurement system using smart phones and AR technology
Philippines: understanding and addressing risks of flooding in the city: Barangay Potrero, Manila
Africa:
UN warns climate change is drowning Senegal
Africa analysis: the need for flood foecasting system
Upscaling nature-based flood protection in Mozambique's cities
Climate change exacerbated rainfall causing devastating flooding in Eastern South Africa
Building capabilities for flood disaster and hazard preparedness and risk reduction in Nigeria
Recent changes of floods and related impacts in Niger based on the Anadia Niger flood database
How free remote sensing technology can help cities to prepare for climate change (Kampala-Uganda)