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Max Fortin @maxwater.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks for setting this up! Great to see more flood risk talk here on Bluesky 💧

🌊 Welcome to the Flood Risk feed! 🌊

Feed about flood risk discussions - management, science and engineering. Anyone can post to this feed using defined hashtags (see reply below).

👉 bsky.app/profile/did:...

Check the replies for the set-up & updates 👇Feedback is always welcome 🙏

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Niklas Jordan 🛰 @niklasjordan.com · 3d

I wasn't aware of this game. That's pretty wonderful. God bless, weekend is coming... 😅

Niklas Jordan 🛰 @niklasjordan.com · 3d

Users part of the "Flood Risk People" list, are automatically posted to the feed: bsky.app/profile/nikl...

Niklas Jordan 🛰 @niklasjordan.com · 3d

Multiple irrelevant posts using the tags may cause you to be blocked from posting to the feed.

Additionally, I try to filter out bot-based weather/flood warning to focus the feed on individual information and discussions.

List of blocked users: bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Niklas Jordan 🛰 @niklasjordan.com · 3d

Currently, it's showing posts using the following terms:

flood risk, flood risk management, floodplain, flood modelling, flood risk modelling, hec-ras, FloodInformed, flood engineering, flood risk engineering, flood risk solutions, flood warning, flood alert, flood safety, FloodAware, stormwater

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Niklas Jordan 🛰 @niklasjordan.com · 3d

🌊 Welcome to the Flood Risk feed! 🌊

Feed about flood risk discussions - management, science and engineering. Anyone can post to this feed using defined hashtags (see reply below).

👉 bsky.app/profile/did:...

Check the replies for the set-up & updates 👇Feedback is always welcome 🙏

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Dr. Samantha Montano @samlmontano.bsky.social · 3d

This is good reporting on the disaster in Alaska if you're looking for a reliable summary.

This is a bigger disaster than I think most are realizing. 1500 people have been displaced by the flooding with an exceptionally complicated response and recovery.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5kz...

Rescue crews airlift hundreds out of rural Alaskan villages after powerful storm

YouTube video by PBS NewsHour

www.youtube.com

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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 4d

A request for weather interested volunteers!

Met Eireann would like to rescue millions of weather observations taken in Ireland over many decades that are still stuck on paper. #WeatherRescue

Anyone can help: www.zooniverse.org/projects/met...

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Niklas Jordan 🛰 @niklasjordan.com · 7d

🌊 Let's talk about something: We don't need another startup building "the world's most accurate flood model." A thread 🧵

tl;dr 👉 Stop chasing marginal gains in flood depth accuracy and start building the smart, human-centered tools that actually save properties and lives.

#FloodRisk #Stormwater

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Niklas Jordan 🛰 @niklasjordan.com · 7d

With the right professionals to design that bridge.

Stop chasing marginal gains in flood depth accuracy and start building the smart, human-centered tools that actually save properties and lives.

What's your take on this?

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Niklas Jordan 🛰 @niklasjordan.com · 7d

The gap isn't in our hazard models. It's in our action models.

Existing risk models have given us solid foundations. Now we need to build the intelligent, digital bridge between those technical assessments and the people whose homes are actually at risk.

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Niklas Jordan 🛰 @niklasjordan.com · 7d

The uncomfortable truth: The flood risk management sector needs more user-centred design experts, user experience researchers and usability professionals. We need people who understand human behavior, decision-making under uncertainty and how to design tools that people actually use when it matters.

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Niklas Jordan 🛰 @niklasjordan.com · 7d

We need models that bridge the gap between "your area has a 1% annual flood probability" and "install these three specific measures in this order, here's what they'll cost, and here's how much damage they'll prevent."

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Niklas Jordan 🛰 @niklasjordan.com · 7d

✔️ Analyse building characteristics against flood scenarios to recommend improvements
✔️ Dynamic decision-support: "Do this now, do this when you see the weather warning, do this during the flood"
✔️ Automated cost-benefit calculators that factor in construction costs, insurance implications, and value

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Niklas Jordan 🛰 @niklasjordan.com · 7d

What we desperately need:

Innovation in the connection layer—and yes, this absolutely calls for new models and tools:

✔️ AI-powered translation layers that turn technical flood data into property-specific action plans

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Niklas Jordan 🛰 @niklasjordan.com · 7d

Research backs this up: Literature strongly supports a shift toward making existing models more actionable through improved communication, stakeholder engagement, and integration of behavioural and social factors. We have the technical capability—what we're missing is the human connection.

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Niklas Jordan 🛰 @niklasjordan.com · 7d

Adding another decimal point to flood depth predictions doesn't help a homeowner in Aarhus understand that they need to install backflow valves in their basement. It doesn't tell a family in Hamburg when to move their valuables upstairs or how to protect their heating system.

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Niklas Jordan 🛰 @niklasjordan.com · 7d

3/ I've seen countless property owners living in high-risk zones who
🤷 Have no idea they're at risk
🗺️ Don't understand what their flood maps actually mean
🧱 Have no clue what practical steps to take
🏚️ Don't know which home improvements would actually protect them

👀 We're solving the wrong problem.

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Niklas Jordan 🛰 @niklasjordan.com · 7d

2/ Europe already has comprehensive flood risk maps. Every EU member state has dedicated flood risk management plans. Are they perfect? No. Are they good enough to identify who's at risk? Absolutely.

👉 The real problem isn't model precision—it's the last mile.

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Niklas Jordan 🛰 @niklasjordan.com · 7d

🌊 Let's talk about something: We don't need another startup building "the world's most accurate flood model." A thread 🧵

tl;dr 👉 Stop chasing marginal gains in flood depth accuracy and start building the smart, human-centered tools that actually save properties and lives.

#FloodRisk #Stormwater

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Niklas Jordan 🛰 @niklasjordan.com · 10d

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Niklas Jordan 🛰 @niklasjordan.com · 20d

Oh wow… that makes it even more impressive! Will add the feeds for Denmark tomorrow. Thank you ❤️

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Kagi HQ @kagi.com · 20d

Today, we’re officially introducing Kagi News: a once-a-day press review that cuts through the noise. Global stories, community-curated sources, and zero tracking.

Links below 👇

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Niklas Jordan 🛰 @niklasjordan.com · 20d

That's wonderful! But you forgot Denmark in the country selection 😢🇩🇰 Could you add it as you did for the other Scandinavian countries?

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Niklas Jordan 🛰 @niklasjordan.com · 25d

Nordic noir…

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