Resiliency News

31. Ahead Of Colorado River Day, Hickenlooper, Curtis Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Improve Snowpack Monitoring, Help Manage Water 7/24/2025

    Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and John Curtis introduced the bipartisan Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 to help better predict and measure water supply to manage drought in the West, including on the Colorado River.

32. New Technology For Flood/Drought Alerts 7/22/2025

    OTT HydroMet has launched a new self-contained Flood Monitoring System that offers accuracy and reliability, with installation and operation simplicity.

33. NOAA Research Develops An AI-Powered Sibling To Its Flagship Weather Model 7/22/2025

    NOAA’s pioneering High Resolution Rapid Refresh short-term weather forecast model, known as the HRRR, will soon be joined by an experimental, AI-powered sibling.

34. Relief From Drought In Southwest U.S. Likely Isn't Coming, According To New Research 7/15/2025

    The Southwest United States is currently facing its worst megadrought of the past 1,200 years.

35. Mapping Important Infrastructure Could Aid Emergency Response After Hurricanes 7/14/2025

    In the fall of 2024, Hurricane Helene made landfall in the southeastern U.S., later downgrading to a tropical storm causing strong winds, flooding and major destruction throughout Appalachia.

36. Disaster Relief Principles Redefine Water Management 7/14/2025

    The lines separating disaster relief and business-as-usual water utility management have blurred.

37. Fathom Selected To Provide Flood Data For Virginia's Statewide Flood Resilience Plan 7/11/2025

    Water-risk intelligence firm Fathom has been selected to provide flood data to the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) as it develops the Virginia Flood Protection Master Plan (VFPMP).

38. Assessing The Global Climate In June 2025 7/10/2025

    June 2025 had the third-warmest June global surface temperature in NOAA’s 176-year record, with a temperature 1.76°F (0.98°C) higher than the 20th-century baseline.

39. Rivers Choose Their Path Based On Erosion — A Discovery That Could Transform Flood Planning And Restoration 7/10/2025

    Rivers are Earth’s arteries. Water, sediment and nutrients self-organize into diverse, dynamic channels as they journey from the mountains to the sea.

40. SCOPE Supports Welsh Water Response To Severe Storm 7/9/2025

    Upgraded telemetry technology helped Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water manage an unprecedented volume of alarms during a major weather event, writes Julian Booth, SCADA service delivery manager, Ovarro