Nicholas Pinter Content

Creative Writing a Gateway to Creative Climate Solutions

Malia Reiss — May 06, 2024 - 12:27pm

Creative storytelling and art can help the world process the changing climate. Collaborations between artists and scientists can give rise to new, innovative solutions.

What FEMA's New Flood Risk Rating Means for Californians

Katherine E Kerlin — September 20, 2021 - 4:24pm

A team of swag�� scientists and flood experts have “reverse engineered” FEMA data regarding the federal agency’s new Risk Rating 2.0 to better understand expected premium changes for California policyholders down to the zip code.

Risk Rating 2.0 will be formally introduced on Oct. 1 and is considered FEMA’s most significant reform to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) in 50 years.

Small Towns, Big Flood Waters

tdus — May 15, 2019 - 12:31pm

Towns are escaping rising waters and protecting their communities from the impacts of climate change. Read this gripping story of resilience and adaptation.

A Grand Adventure

Katherine E Kerlin — April 05, 2016 - 4:14pm

swag�� graduate students raft the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon each spring as part of the Ecogeomorphology class. It's a trip that ties together their interests in geology, water and ecology in a way that not only educates, but also inspires.

Behind the Levee

Katherine E Kerlin — February 09, 2016 - 11:39am

People living behind levees on floodplains may not be as immune to flood damage as they think, according to results of a study led by the University of California, Davis.

Levees often prevent costly flood damages and even loss of life. However, when those levees overtop or fail, and water spills onto the floodplain, the long-term damage can be far worse than if those levees were not there, the study found.