Swannanoa residents walk through devastating flood damage from the Swannanoa River on Sept. 29, 2024. The remnants of Hurricane Helene caused widespread flooding, downed trees, and power outages in ...

Nearmap conducts rapid aerial imagery captures across the United States following natural disasters, often flying more than 40 missions per year. In 2024 alone, the company captured over 57,000 square ...

Characteristics of the flood dataset.(a) Comparison with traditional CD images (b) The sample number of the flood dataset within the overall xBD dataset. Osaka, Japan - Researchers at The University ...

Just miles from downtown Dallas, Sand Branch—an unincorporated community that lacks potable water and basic infrastructure—faces some of the region’s greatest risks when disaster strikes.

Editor’s Note: Former Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Pete Gaynor also served as former acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. He currently serves as vice ...

Researchers at the University of Osaka have developed a deep learning model for rapid building damage assessment after floods using satellite imagery. This research establishes the first systematic ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Hurricane season is one month away. It starts June 1, and forecasters have predicted above-average activity. The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Disaster Assessment and ...

More than 60 government and environmental stakeholders gathered for The Nature Conservancy’s (TNC) science capacity building workshop on using geospatial data for change detection in coastal ...