Three New Courses for Engineering CE/PDH Make Learning Purposeful and Actionable

Rather than relying on passive slides and outdated examples, Amber Book develops courses around real engineering challenges - helping engineers apply lessons immediately on the job: strengthening ...
Nextgov

When disaster strikes, census data can help show who is in harm’s way

The agency’s updated OnTheMap for Emergency Management tool shows how population and workforce data can support rapid response and recovery operations during hurricanes, floods, wildfires and other ...
CW39 Houston

National Weather Service shares flood safety advice

The National Weather Service Houston Office is highlighting severe weather each day this week in order to help residents make their plans before severe weather could hit later this year. Why focus on ...
Houston Public Media

Harris County residents can view their potential new flood risk under proposed FEMA map

This draft flood risk map shows proposed flood-risk levels for the Houston area. Areas shaded light green are slated for a 500-year floodplain designation by FEMA, while darker areas represent a ...
KHOU 11

Draft FEMA flood maps expand 100-year floodplain across Harris County; no immediate insurance changes

HOUSTON — FEMA has released new draft floodplain maps for Harris County, expanding areas considered at risk for flooding across much of the region. Experts say the updated maps reflect increased ...
Wall Street Journal

Supreme Court Lets California Use New Congressional Map Favoring Democrats

In August 2025 an analyst at the nonpartisan Cook Political Report broke down the proposed Texas and California redistricting maps for the 2026 midterm elections. Illustration: Ryan Trefes The Supreme ...
The New York Times

Justices Allow California to Use a Voting Map That Helps Democrats

Also, hundreds of federal agents are set to withdraw from Minneapolis. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday. By Matthew Cullen The Supreme Court issued an unsigned order today that cleared the ...
The Conversation

Aerial lidar mapping can reveal archaeological sites while overlooking Indigenous peoples and their knowledge

Christopher Hernandez received funding from the National Science Foundation (grant number SPRF 1715009) for the lidar work in Puerto Bello Metzabok. Picture an aircraft streaking across the sky at ...
SCOTUSblog

California urges court to permit it to use congressional map enacted to counter Republican gains in Texas

Lawyers for the state of California on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to leave in place a new congressional map intended to give Democrats five additional seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Sump pumps, flood maps: How to assess climate risks when house shopping

TORONTO — When Kathryn Bakos was house hunting a few years ago, her checklist included some things that might not come first in mind for a dream home. “I did not want a reverse-sloped driveway,” she ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience (2017) Handbook 7—Managing the Floodplain: A Guide to Best Practice in Flood Risk Management in Australia.

ABSTRACT: Flooding poses significant risks to communities in wetlands and densely urbanized regions, necessitating robust prevention strategies. This study focuses on the Canche and Liane watersheds ...