Tag: #flood

CBO: $1 Billion in Flood Adaptation Could Cut $3–4 Billion in Future Damage Over 30 Years

CBO finds $1B in federal flood adaptation could cut $3–4B in future flood damage over 30 years, but official budget scores typically won't count those savings.

#flood, #climate, #cbo, #infrastructure

Nepal’s Aug. 26 Himalayan flash flood leaves more than 1,200 dead and thousands missing

A glacial collapse on Aug. 26 triggered a deadly flash flood along Nepal’s Tibet border, killing 1,204, leaving about 4,216 missing and prompting international aid.

#nepal, #flood, #glacialhazard, #disaster, #humanitarian

Preprint: GPU-native flood model Inunda claims faster, higher-resolution simulations and better Hurricane Harvey hindcast than NOAA model

An arXiv preprint describes Inunda, a GPU-native differentiable flood model that claims faster high‑res simulations and a better Hurricane Harvey hindcast than NOAA’s model.

#flood, #hydrology, #gpu, #modeling, #inunda