New 3D Flood Visualizations Help Communities Understand Rising Water Risks

New 3D flood visualizations help communities understand rising water risks

As climate change intensifies extreme weather, two new NYU studies show 3D flood visualizations developed by a cross-institutional research team dramatically outperform traditional maps for communicating risk.

New 3d Flood Visualizations Help Communities Understand Rising Water Risks

As climate change intensifies extreme weather, two new NYU studies show 3D flood visualizations developed by a cross-institutional research team dramatically outperform traditional maps for communicating risk. When Sunset Park, Brooklyn residents compared both formats that visualized flooding, 92% preferred the dynamic 3D approach.

City mulls insurance relief options with new flood risk maps on the horizon - The Ithaca Voice

ITHACA, N.Y. — The long-awaited FEMA flood maps are set to be implemented in Tompkins County in the coming weeks. Once the maps are in effect, the number of homes in the city of Ithaca requiring flood insurance will increase significantly, though city officials are now examining different avenues to reduce the impact of these new flood maps on homeowners. This will be the first time the local flood risk maps have been updated since 1981. The Cit…