University of Florida News

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Loss of life and destroyed property could be avoided if the Federal Emergency Management Agency replaced current flood maps with ones containing high-resolution land surface elevation area — and if the agency used up-to-date modeling techniques.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Judging by the latest hurricane forecasts for this year, Florida residents might want to add upgrading their roofs and checking the strength of their garage doors to their lists of New Year’s resolutions.
Kurt Gurley, a UF associate professor of civil and coastal engineering who conducts research on home vulnerability during hurricanes, said [...]