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.

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.
