Map showing drought conditions in the western United States in 2020

Does Less Pollution Mean Less Precipitation?

IIHR researchers Wei Zhang and Gabriele Villarini (IIHR director) have published research linking urban sprawl to an increase in rainfall and flooding during Hurricane Harvey.
Members of the Thames Tideway Tunnel team near one of the models constructed at IIHR for this project. Andrew Craig (second from left), Jacob Odgaard (center, in red shirt), and Troy Lyons (right) lead the IIHR team.
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IIHR Researchers Receive ASCE Hydraulic Prize

Three IIHR researchers have been selected to receive ASCE's Hilgard Hydraulic Prize for their journal publication on the Thames Tideway Tunnels project.