CBS4 Miami – FIU Wall of Wind Challenge
CBS4 Meteorologist Dave Warren was a judge at the 2025 Wall of Wind Challenge and then interviewed FIU Wall of Wind Alum Dr. Ziad Azzi during a live report. (Watch Video)
FIU hosts national leaders in Miami to showcase research and innovation
FIU hosted more than 50 business and education leaders, government officials and congressional staff members recently as part of the university’s third-annual in-person showcase of its cutting-edge technologies and innovation, including the Wall…
Hurricane-proof skyscrapers vulnerable to less powerful windstorms, study finds
FIU Wall of Wind researchers have found that skyscrapers built to withstand major hurricanes fare much more poorly in less powerful windstorms known as derechos. (Read More)
New FIU-led coastal and inland flood loss model certified by Florida in 2024
The Florida Public Flood Loss Model has been certified by the Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology, meaning the model has met rigorous standards and is considered reliable. It analyzes both coastal…
Miami’s ‘Wall of Wind’ Simulates Major Hurricanes
The NSF-NHERI Wall of Wind at Florida International University in Miami can simulate hurricanes winds up to about 157 mph. (Read More)
Designing the World’s Largest Wind-Wave Research Facility
The planned NICHE multi-hazard laboratory will be focused on the study of extreme wind, waves, and surge on civil infrastructure, the natural environment, and communities affected by natural hazards. (Read More)
Full scope of Beryl’s damage yet to be assessed while many still without power
Beryl left a trail of destruction from Texas to Vermont, marking the latest “billion dollar” weather and climate disaster to impact the U.S. The increasing cost of extreme weather events has authorities looking…
Department of Commerce funds South Florida ClimateReady Tech Hub 07/02/2024
U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Alejandra Y. Castillo was in Miami to announce $19 million in funding for the Tech Hubs program. $10 million will go to FIU for several…
FIU, Wall of Wind, Bring Wind Engineering into Florida Classrooms
Annual NSF-funded summer programs train STEM teachers in engineering. (Read More)
2024 Wall of Wind Mitigation Challenge: High School Teams Design, Test Protective Wind Barriers
Exciting competition at Florida International University inspires future wind engineers, connects them with local practitioners. (Read More)
CBS4 Miami: Museum of Discovery and Science’s “Eye of the Storm” teaches guests everything about hurricanes
The FIU Eye of the Storm at MODS in Fort Lauderdale on June 1st was a huge success! We thank the Florida Division of Emergency Management for their support! (Video)
Wall of Wind receives $4 million to expand hurricane and windstorm resilience research
U.S. Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart on Friday presented FIU’s Wall of Wind with a $4.05 million federal allocation to support windstorm research. (Read More)
At a glance: Hurricane research at FIU
FIU scientists are conducting hurricane-related research with all the intensity of a Category 5 storm. The Wall of Wind is one of only eight National Science Foundation-supported experimental facilities in the U.S. under…
The ocean is rising — and so is Miami’s skyline
The NSF-NHERI Wall of Wind at Florida International University in Miami is meant to blow back buildings. Inside the world’s most powerful hurricane simulator, scientists test structures, from scale models to full-size replicas….
Construction standards in an era of increasing natural disasters: FIU leads the conversation
FIU is steering the nation’s infrastructure agenda through critical research and advocacy. Recently, government officials, students, and faculty experts, including Dr. Arindam Gan Chowdhury, NHERI Wall of Wind Director, gathered in Washington, D.C.,…