flash floods

    July 31, 2025

    Let’s Keep Our Most Precious Land Uses Out of the 1,000-Year Floodplain

    By Kevin Coulton, PE, CFM

    Using flood data from the July 2025 Texas disaster, this op-ed highlights the danger of placing summer camps in high-risk areas and calls for smarter, data-driven decisions.

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    Creek swells with flash flood waters overtaking trees

    August 3, 2022

    What is a Flash Flood? A Civil Engineer Explains

    By Janey Camp, PhD, PE, GISP, CFM

    Flash floods often catch people by surprise, even though weather forecasters and emergency personnel try to warn and prepare communities.

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