Climate change is leading to stronger flood disasters. TU Wien and Joanneum Research have developed a new model that shows how private and public protection measures interact. Subscribe to our ...

Historically, flooding is one of the costliest natural disasters in the United States on an annual basis. Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) attempt to address area-wide flood risks retroactively and ...

The outlook for more climate-related flooding in a southeastern Pennsylvania watershed has prompted a new call for measures to contain heavy rains, allow raging waters to pass downstream and help the ...

There have been repeated flood disasters in Germany in recent decades. For example, in 2002 and 2013 along the Elbe and in 2021 in the Eifel region. As climate change progresses, severe floods are ...

Officials in Jean Lafitte are preparing for hurricane season with supersized sacks, additional manpower and heavy machinery ...

PERRY COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - Buckhorn High School is getting new flood protection measures to prevent catastrophic damage like ...

LAWMAKERS ARE WORKING TO SECURE MORE MONEY. TWO DECADES LATER. AND THE IMAGES ARE STILL STARTLING. HURRICANE KATRINA LEFT BEHIND COMPLETE DEVASTATION. HURRICANE KATRINA, BELIEVED TO HAVE UPROOTED MORE ...