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Session Proposal: Advancing Flood Modeling in Latin America and the Caribbean: Challenges, Innovations, and Solutions (AGU25)

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Advancing Flood Modeling in Latin America and the Caribbean: Challenges, Innovations, and Solutions

Session ID#: 250102

Session Description:
Flooding is one of the most destructive and deadly natural hazards, with losses representing at least 180 people and $ 180,000 million in the 2024 U.S. alone. Understanding and predicting these extreme events is crucial for enhancing flood resilience. Research advances provide improved methods and accurate models for infrastructure design, forecasting, warning, and preparedness. However, when it comes to Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), the lack of data and resources hinders the application of these approaches. Thus, this session will present case studies, methodological advances, and best‐practice recommendations developed for LAC communities. The session will focus on flood assessment studies of various drivers (e.g., pluvial, fluvial, coastal) and their applicability in achieving accurate results with minimal computational, time, and monetary resources. This session should interest engineers and scientists in coastal and hydrologic disciplines, community planners, and floodplain managers.
Co-Sponsor(s):
  • EP - Earth and Planetary Surface Processes
  • H - Hydrology
  • NS - Near Surface Geophysics
  • SY - Science and Society
Index Terms:

1821 Floods [HYDROLOGY]
1847 Modeling [HYDROLOGY]
4313 Extreme events [NATURAL HAZARDS]
4321 Climate impact [NATURAL HAZARDS]
Primary Convener:  Felix Luis Santiago-Collazo, University of Georgia, School of Environmental, Civil, Agriculture, and Mechanical Engineering, Athens, United States
Conveners:  Luciana Iannone Tarcha, University of Georgia, School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural & Mechanical Engineering, Athens, GA, United States, Walter F Silva-Araya, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez, Department of Civil Engineering and Surveying, Mayaguez, PR, United States and Rodolfo Scarati Martins, EPUSP Polytechnic School of the University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Student/Early Career Convener:  Orlando Viloria, University of Georgia, School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural, and Mechanical Engineering, Athens, GA, United States
 
A New Coupled Land-Atmosphere Framework for Modeling Rainfall and Flooding in Northeast Brazil (1859043)
Victor Arraes Rocha Felix, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States, David Porinchu, University of Georgia, Department of Geography, Athens, GA, United States, Andrew Grundstein, University of Georgia, Athens, United States, Thomas L Mote, Univ Georgia, Athens, GA, United States and Donald R Nelson, University of Georgia, Department of Anthropology, Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems, Athens, GA, United States
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