
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.

A Dangerous Experiment
Climate change is here, Jerry Schnoor says, but uncertainties remain. How much will the temperature rise? What we will do about it?

New Bedford Harbor a Source of Airborne PCBs
IIHR researchers are part of a team studying airborne PCBs near New Bedford Harbor, Mass.

A Flood Story: 2008 vs. 2016
In 2008, Cedar Rapids took a major hit from flooding. In 2016, floodwaters came again. What happened this time?