#floodmitigation — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #floodmitigation, aggregated by home.social.
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Socio-Hydrology Modeling Captures How Inequalities Impact Community Flood Resilience
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2025WR041393 <-- shared paper
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https://www.americanprogress.org/article/how-fema-can-build-rural-resilience-through-disaster-preparedness/ <-- shared technical/opinion article
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https://www.carbonbrief.org/us-flooding-increase-will-disproportionately-impact-black-and-low-income-groups <-- shared technical/opinion article
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https://headwaterseconomics.org/natural-hazards/unequal-impacts-of-flooding/ <-- shared technical/opinion article
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https://youtu.be/8jVRsD8wgMM?si=qBHchWZWkYRGbTdE <-- shared opinion video
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https://fedcommunities.org/lower-income-neighborhoods-face-greater-flood-risk-tougher-recovery/ <-- shared technical/opinion article
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H/T @matthew Preisser | PhD Civil Engineering, Natural Hazard Modeler and Socio-Hydrologists
“How can we better understand the dynamic feedbacks between the environment and society?
Socio-hydrology models are often built around the assumption that cities act as homogeneous entities, without capturing the variable capacity of communities with different underlying socioeconomic characteristics to respond to and recover from disasters.
In this study, [the authors] developed a disaggregated approach to model community-specific adaptive capacity, allowing [them] to examine how inequalities influence flood recovery and resilience. This framework provide[d] a basis for exploring hypotheses about the relationships between growth, inequality, and community resilience in the face of flood hazards.
[Their] results highlighted] the importance of considering community-level dynamics when developing flood mitigation and disaster response strategies that balance economic growth with equity. Many challenges remain in applying socio-hydrology models to real-world settings, but this work takes a step toward incorporating more realistic representations of socioeconomic inequality into human–water systems while preserving the generality and flexibility that make conceptual models useful…”
#risk #hazard #water #hydrology #flood #society #flooding #USA #SocioHydrology #naturalhazard #socioeconomic #population #demographics #infrastructure #damage #disaster #disaggregated #model #modeling #community #adaptiveresponse #growth #inequality #communityresilience #floodhazard #floodmitigation #disasterresponse #equity #city #town #rural #urban #economy #cost -
Coffee Camp cattle farmer plants 14,000 trees for #floodmitigation - ABC News
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-10/nature-based-solutions-flooding/106844226
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Cebu archbishop urges long-term flood mitigation over temporary fixes
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Busy Beavers - The Turbidity Signature Of Ecosystem Engineers At Work
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https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.70661 <-- shared paper
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H/T @alan Puttock
“Beavers are the quintessential ecosystem engineers. In slow-flowing streams, they create complex wetlands with ponds by building dams and canals that can positively impact biodiversity, hydrology and water quality. These activities can interchangeably capture or release sediment along the watercourse. To date this has not been quantified at the resolution of rainfall events or beaver activity. This study used 15-min frequency, sustained monitoring upstream and downstream of a newly establishing beaver wetland to measure episodic changes in water turbidity at an event resolution. Monitoring showed no significant differences between upstream and downstream turbidity over 160 days when the first pair of beavers, known not to be building dams or canals, were resident. Shortly after introduction of another beaver pair, however, dam building, burrows and canal excavations were quickly observed, resulting in the creation of a complex beaver wetland between 2021 and 2024. Monitoring over 375 days during this period showed significant differences. Downstream turbidity was significantly higher overall than upstream: 13.1 Nephelometric Turbidity Units (NTU) compared to 4.2 NTU. Stochastic spikes in downstream turbidity during the study period not recorded upstream were associated with dam building and burrowing. Overall, there was no significant difference in turbidity loads, which was at least partially explained by a reduction in discharge downstream, particularly in higher flows, during the dam building period. This demonstrates a complex system with the trapping of influent sediment, the storing of water and the periodic release of beaver wetland sediment leading to net balance in loads. These results help provide context for other studies which have used temporally discrete sampling campaigns rather than continuous high-frequency monitoring. They provide a unique insight into the downstream impacts of a rapidly developing beaver wetland over its first three and a half years in a landscape that hasn't had beavers for over 400 years…"
#hydromorphic #water #hydrology #dam #beaverdam #waterquality #biodiversity #ecology #benefits #NatureBasedSolutions #Wetlands #Ecology #Biodiversity #EnvironmentalScience #Wildlife #Ecosystem #bioviversity #conservation #restoration #landscaperecovery #floodmanagement #FloodMitigation #flooding #energy #floodrisk #sustainability #wetlands #hydrography #dams #impoundment #deadwood #waterresources #landscapeengineer #benefits #vegetation #ecology #ecosystem #riversystemsstabilisation #naturalwaterregulation #resilience #valleysreborn #fisheries #invertebrates #extremeweather #floodflows #sediment #baseflow #drought #landmanagement #naturalsystems #landuse #monitoring #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal -
Eager Beavers - Rodents Engineer Czech Wetland Project After Years Of Human Delay [ecosystem engineers]
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/11/beavers-save-czech-taxpayers-by-flooding-ex-army-training-site <-- shared technical media article
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver-engineered_dam_in_the_Czech_Republic <-- shared wiki technical page
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https://phys.org/news/2025-02-fine-beavers-czech-treasury-million.html <-- shared technical article
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https://youtu.be/GSTw8qmBP4Y?si=XK2Iy2pAltW91flj <-- shared video (Czech)
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H/T @ScienceGirl
"We don't expect any conflict with the beaver in the next 10 years," ~ Bohumil Fiser from the Czech Nature Conservation Agency
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“For seven years, planners struggled to complete a $1.2 million wetland restoration project in the Brdy region of the Czech Republic. The goal was to build a dam that would improve water management and bring back valuable wetland habitat, but the project remained trapped in a maze of permits and approvals.
Then a family of eight Eurasian beavers did what engineers had planned… without permits, machinery, or a budget.
The beavers built a network of dams in almost the exact area chosen for the proposed project, naturally restoring the wetland system officials had spent years trying to create. After seeing the results, authorities decided there was little point continuing with the original human-built dam.
Although some reports suggested the beavers completed the work overnight, experts say their construction likely took several weeks. The reason it seemed sudden is that the animals quietly worked away until their finished dams became impossible to miss.
Beavers are known as “ecosystem engineers” because their behaviour can reshape entire environments. By cutting trees and blocking streams, they create ponds and wetlands that support countless species, including fish, amphibians, insects, birds, and mammals.
Their wetlands also act as natural water reservoirs, helping during droughts, reducing flood risks, filtering water, storing carbon, and keeping landscapes wetter during wildfires…
Once heavily hunted across Europe, beaver populations have been recovering thanks to conservation efforts, proving that sometimes nature can solve problems humans spend years trying to fix…"
#water #hydrology #KlabavaRiver #Czech #BrdyRegion #protected #CzechRepublic #armytraining #military #beaver #Eurasianbeavers #dam #beaverdam #waterquality #restoration #biodiversity #crayfish #wetland #ecology #benefits #Beavers #NatureBasedSolutions #Wetlands #Ecology #Biodiversity #Agroforestry #EnvironmentalScience #Conservation #Wildlife #Ecosystem #bioviversity #conservation #restoration #landscaperecovery #EcosystemEngineers #nature #floodmanagement #FloodMitigation #flood #flooding #energy #floodrisk #sustainability #wetlands #hydrography #dams #impoundment #deadwood #waterresources #landscapeengineer #agriculture #benefits #vegetation #ecology #ecosystem #riversystemsstabilisation #naturalwaterregulation #resilience #drought #wildfire #valleysreborn #slowdetermination #fisheries #invertebrates #extremeweather #floodflows #sediment #baseflow #drought #landmanagement #naturalsystems #landuse #ecosystemengineers #watermanagement -
🦫 Could Beavers Help Tackle One Of Climate Change’s Fastest-Growing Challenges? [UK] 🦫
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https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/climate-change-beavers-hidden-battle-against-britains-rome-cook-frgve/ <-- shared technical article
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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx26r1gz1x8o <-- shared media article, “Beavers have helped reduce flood risk…”
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https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/saving-species/beavers <-- shared overview, beavers in the UK
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https://www.npr.org/2026/05/21/nx-s1-5738979/beavers-britain-climate-change-flooding <-- shared media article, “As floods get worse, Britain tries a new solution: beavers”
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https://www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/why-rewild/reintroductions-key-species/key-species/eurasian-beaver <-- shared reintroduction overview
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https://youtu.be/NXZjt1M6loY?si=pwjU0t1GXxGLfNnD <-- shared video, “Watch the moment wild beavers return to Cornwall” [UK]
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https://youtu.be/65HBgO33GDo?si=2qfBAa2Qaz23I81g <-- shared video, “First Beavers in Bedfordshire in over 400 years” [UK]
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https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/our-work/our-projects/scottish-beavers/ <-- shared overview, beaver reintroduction into Scotland
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https://youtu.be/vCjvCQHX7mQ?si=fJS9E1wi0LyDq5Fw <-- shared video, “Scotland Released 11 Beavers Into a Dead River — What They Did With Mud and Sticks Was [amazing]”
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H/T @RomeCook
“In [this] article, [the author] explore[s]:
🌿 How beaver-created wetlands support biodiversity
🦟 Their potential influence on mosquitoes and other insect pests
🕷️ The indirect role they may play in tick ecology
🦇 How dragonflies, bats, birds, amphibians and beneficial insects contribute to natural pest regulation
🚜 What this could mean for sustainable agriculture and agroforestry
🌍 Why this matters for biodiversity, farming, and human and animal health in a changing climate…
The beaver isn’t simply creating wetlands. It may be rebuilding the ecological balance that our landscapes have gradually lost….”
#Beavers #BeaverConference2026 #NatureBasedSolutions #Wetlands #Ecology #Biodiversity #Entomology #IntegratedPestManagement #BiologicalControl #Agroforestry #SustainableAgriculture #ClimateChange #OneHealth #EnvironmentalScience #Conservation #Research #ResearchCollaboration #Wildlife #EcosystemServices #bioviversity #conservation #restoration #landscaperecovery #trophiccascade #Rewilding #Nature #SpeciesReintroduction #Environment #EcosystemEngineers #nature #restoration #floodmanagement #FloodMitigation #flood #flooding #floodrisk #sustainability #wetlands #hydrography #hydrology #dams #impoundment #deadwood #waterresources #landscapeengineer # agriculture #benefits #agroforestry #vegetation #waterquality #ecology #ecosystem #restoration #riversystemsstabilisation #climatechange -
Hung Dao Heritage Garden planned in Lower Algiers https://www.allforgardening.com/1675181/hung-dao-heritage-garden-planned-in-lower-algiers/ #BRICGrant #CommunityParkProject #CulturalHeritageGarden #FloodMitigation #garden #gardener #gardening #GreenInfrastructure #HungDaoHeritageGarden #LowerAlgiers #NewOrleansVietnameseCommunity #SouthwoodHomesSite
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Budget 2026: Government Allocates RM2.2 Billion For Flood Mitigation Projects #budget2026 #floodmitigation #news
https://www.lowyat.net/2025/369233/budget-2026-government-allocates-rm2-2-billion-flood-mitigation/
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" #ClimateAction often comes down to cities. That's where the rubber meets the road. We hosted a bike tour through #Calgary & we had somebody from the city that had worked on #FloodMitigation & it's BEAUTIFUL work. I go by it on the bike every day & I never even really thought of it as flood stuff."
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2jfr7qhenekca6f6qtjgwdr4/post/3lwtinstces2r -
The Fourth of July flood bore a striking similarity to the Hill Country flood that killed 10 summer campers in 1987. In the following years, officials took little action to protect against the next storm.
#Flooding #News #Texas #CampMystic #CentralTexasFloods #FloodMitigation #FloodingInKerrCounty #HillCountryFloods #TexasHillCountryFlooding
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Copenhagen is becoming spongier to handle future flooding, with nature-based and engineered projects underway.
The concept emerged after a massive storm hit the city in 2011, as reported by Yale Environment 360.
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Following a revelation that Harris County has about a $1 billion funding shortfall for earmarked flood bond projects initiated after Hurricane Harvey, county commissioners on Thursday voted to finance certain high-priority projects.
#Flooding #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Politics #2018FloodBond #FloodMitigation #FloodingProjects #HarrisCountyCommissionersCourt #HarrisCountyFloodControlDistrict #HurricaneHarvey
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An upset Climeworks donor is conplaining they’ve given ~$2,000 to them, and now none of their ~3 tonnes have been sequestered, in fact it’s only funded more emissions.
For $2,000 you could sponsor ~750 trees, with a survival rate of 80% guaranteed. Most of them will do a tonne eventually, and more importantly it’s not just helping #ClimateAction but #BiodiversityCrisis #FloodMitigation #FoodSecurity and it’s a nice place to wander about, maybe with a dog. https://shop.protect.earth/
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Beavers were reintroduced to the River Clun in Shropshire after 400 years. The Severn Rivers Trust hopes the pair will establish a colony, creating wetland habitats and mitigating flooding.
#Beavers #RiverClun #Shropshire #WetlandHabitats #FloodMitigation #SevernRiversTrust #GoodNews
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You lot are amazing. There was such a positive reaction to the tree sponsorship that I’ve rolled out hedgerow sponsorship too.
The farmers we work with are extremely excited to replace old nasty barbed wire fencing with wildlife corridors, and grants are hard to come by, but you can sponsor them by the meter.
Sponsor: https://protect.earth/donate
#BiodiversityCrisis #ClimateAction #FloodMitigation #HabitatRestoration
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Harris County and the Houston-Galveston Area Council were awarded a total of more than $10 million in federal grant funding for transportation infrastructure initiatives that aim to combat flooding and other effects of climate change.
#ClimateChange #Flooding #HarrisCounty #Houston #Infrastructure #Local #National #News #FederalGrantProgram #FloodMitigation #HoustonGalvestonAreaCouncil #USDepartmentOfTransportation
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As The Woodlands copes with sinking ground, flooding risks and continued growth, stakeholders in the suburb north of Houston are reconvening a task force to delve into water-related issues and help ensure future sustainability.
#Flooding #Infrastructure #Local #News #FloodMitigation #MunicipalUtilityDistricts #Subsidence #TheWoodlands #TheWoodlandsTownship #WaterSupply
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Colorado Bill Aims To Protect Wetlands, Streams After [The Supreme Court] Sackett Decision
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https://www.denverpost.com/2024/03/21/colorado-legislature-wetlands-streams-protection-supreme-court/ <-- shared media article
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https://cnhp.colostate.edu/cwic/ <-- Colorado Wetland Information Center
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #change #wetlands #hydrology #water #Colorado #regulations #protection #statelaw #waterresources #watersupply #ecosystems #watersecurity #waterways #pollution #drainage #reclaimation #climatechange #drought #risk #hazard #permitting #cleanwateract #housing #development #environment #naturalsystems #seasonalstreams #climate #floodmitigation #flooding #habitat #wildfire -
The Department of Transportation grant will target two neighborhoods recently found among the most dangerous in Houston in terms of traffic injuries and fatalities for children.
#Flooding #Infrastructure #News #Politics #Transportation #Alief #BidenAdministration #CongresswomanLizzieFletcher #FloodMitigation #Gulfton #InflationReductionAct #KashmereGardens #SidewalkRepair #TrafficAccidents #TrafficFatalities #TreePlanting #USDepartmentOfTransportation
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Since Hurricane Harvey in 2017, more than 200 flood-prone Houston homes have been earmarked for federal grant funding so they can be elevated off the ground level. None of them have been raised to this point.
#CityOfHouston #Flooding #Housing #Houston #Local #News #Fema #FloodMitigation #FloodMitigationAssistanceProgram #FloodingInHouston #HoustonCityCouncil #HurricaneHarvey
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Draft Update To The Climate Change Considerations Chapter In Australian Rainfall And Runoff - A Guide To Flood Estimation [Australia]
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https://consult.dcceew.gov.au/draft-updates-to-the-climate-change-considerations-chapter-in-arrg <-- shared technical article
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[especially pertinent with Northern Queensland’s recent and indeed ongoing flooding after some ‘extreme weather’]
#GIS #spatial #mapping #model #modeling #Australia #climatechange #extremeweather #flood #flooding #loss #damage #risk #hazard #mitigation #prediction #ARR #rainfall #precipitation #engineering #floodrisk #floodprotection #floodmitigation #floodprevention #runoff #floodestimation #planning #engineers #policy #engineersaustralia #DCCEEW #economics #economy #cleanup #cost -
Global News BC: B.C. upping flood protections in Sumas Prairie with learnings from 2021 flood https://globalnews.ca/news/9659752/bc-flood-protections-sumas-prairie/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #BCgovernmentfloodinginvestment #CityOfAbbotsford #CityofChilliwack #AbbotsfordFlood #FloodMitigation #BCgovernment #FirstNations #SumasPrairie #Environment #Abbotsford #BCFlooding #Politics #BCFlood #Canada #Sumas
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Petition calling on #President #Biden to give #federal protection #beavers 🦫 on all public lands
#BiodiversityCrisis #biodiversity #beaver #ecosystem #engineers #ClimateEmergency
#FloodMitigation #FloodProtection #DroughtMitigation #drought #wildfire #wildfireSuppression -
Council Plans to Add “Rainscapes” in Five Places in the City to Sop up Heavy Rainfall | Dublin Inquirer
https://www.dublininquirer.com/2023/02/15/council-plans-to-add-rainscapes-in-five-places-in-the-city-to-sop-up-heavy-rainfall#dublin #flooding #floodMitigation #rainGardens #dublinCityCouncil
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#Beavers to return to #London 400 years after being hunted to #extinction
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/beavers-introduced-london-extinction-b2276561.html
#rewilding #EcologicalRestoration #UrbanWildlife
#floods #floodMitigation