Brett Sanders
@ucifloodlab
Tangled up in blue.
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http://floodlab.eng.uci.edu 05-09-2016 05:19:20
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California's beaches are at the heart of human wellness, ecosystem health, and California economies. An update on beaches research across the U.C. system. CEE@UCI UCI Engineering UCI Social Ecology UC Irvine University of California universityofcalifornia.edu/news/why-calif…
Business of Beaches in Orange County: $14B per year in visitor spending, 132K tourism jobs, and >$1B in property value losses per ft of beach loss. Restoration of rivers is key to sand supply. UC Irvine Diane B. Dixon Assemblywoman Laurie Davies Supervisor Katrina Foley Orange County Water District U.S. Army ERDC
The Business of Beaches hosted by CLEWS of UC Irvine and State Assembly Member Diane B. Dixon . UCI Engineering UCI Social Ecology Reporting by laylan connelly Source: Orange County Register ocregister.com/2024/07/16/the…
Submit your abstracts to our AGU (American Geophysical Union) #agu24 session that covers a broad range of topics on flooding. Convened by K.J. Jafarzadegan, Brett Sanders & Stacey Archfield. Invited speakers: Ning Lin & Dr. Miyuki Hino agu.confex.com/agu/agu24/prel…
"National-scale flood hazard data unfit for urban risk management" New Research w/ Jochen Schubert and Katharine Mach A comparison of First Street (FSF) with PRIMo data across LA County documents large differences in exposure numbers and inequities. dx.doi.org/10.1029/2024EF…
New report from Eric Roston (@eroston.bsky.social) and Bloomberg documenting uncertainties in climate hazard data and implications for insurance, public safety and risk management. CLEWS UC Irvine UCI Social Ecology UCI Engineering Lee Harris Christopher Flavelle Katharine Mach bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-…
homeowners in the US can go to Redfin and immediately see flood risk scores for their property. but how trustworthy are the scores? we compared two flood risk models over LA county, from frontstreet_gutta and Brett Sanders, and found only ~20% agreement. 🎁: bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-…
FloodRISE is studying flood adaptation options for Los Angeles, including nature-based solutions such as channel restoration/widening and stormwater capture with parks and green space. An update from LAist. LARC UC Irvine University of Miami NOAA Coastal Ocean Science laist.com/news/climate-e…
How can we estimate the effects of wildfire on flood risk vis-à-vis infrastructure clogging w/ sediment? Our new paper in WRR presents a method for calibrating and validating a model that helps flood agencies identify undersized infrastructure Brett Sanders doi.org/10.1029/2023WR…
A #StatisticalMechanics approach shows how #UrbanForm influences #UrbanFlood hazards linking flood risk to ground slope, porosity, building arrangement symmetry, and chord length, offering a scalable model applicable worldwide Mohammad Javad Brett Sanders nature.com/articles/s4146…
New article 🔥 with an amazing interdisciplinary team, including Dr. Houston, Brett Sanders, Ariane Jong-Levinger, and Dr. Schubert, on why understanding multi-hazard perceptions is crucial for emergency preparation and hazard mitigation: journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.11…
“These differences [between flood risk models] raise critical questions about which communities receive attention and resources.” Monica Sanders reporting.
My recent KQED interview. kqed.org/news/12002011/… UC Berkeley
A SoCal resident survey reveals a tendency to discount the proximity of fire/flood/mudslide hazards (spatial optimism). However, experience with one hazard increases perceptions of others. Work in E&B led by Doug Houston and Omar Pérez Figueroa UCI Social Ecology doi.org/10.1177/001391…
