USA – Fatalities After Floods in Kentucky and West Virginia
At least 2 people have died after heavy rain caused flooding in several southern states in the USA from 16 February 2023. The governor of West Virginia declared a State…
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USA – Moody’s RMS Estimates US$5-7 Billion in Total Economic Losses from California Floods
Total US economic losses from the flooding in California in January 2023 could reach US$5-7 billion, according to Moody’s RMS®, the global catastrophe risk modelling and solutions company. Moody’s RMS also…
Rising Flood Risk in Las Vegas: Study Reveals Interaction of Climate Change and Urban Development
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, with its rapid urbanization and desert landscape, is highly vulnerable to flooding. For this reason, flood managers have built an extensive system of drainage ditches and…
How Flood Forecasting in Real Time, With Block-by-Block Data, Could Save Lives
If people had known the likelihood of flooding in locations in real-time, with block-by-block data, it’s possible many flood-related fatalities could have been avoided, writes Valeriy Ivanov, University of Michigan,…
USA – California Floods Present a Good Test for the Private Flood Insurance Market
The catastrophic flooding in California from late December 2022 to January 2023 resent a good test for the private flood insurance market, according to credit rating agency AM Best. Private…
USA – Cascading Climate Disaster: Atmospheric Rivers, Wildfire Burn Scars and Mudslides in California
Atmospheric rivers over California’s wildfire burn scars raise fears of deadly mudslides – this is what cascading climate disasters look like, writes Amir AghaKouchak, University of California, Irvine for The Conversation.…
USA – Rescues and Evacuations in California After Atmospheric River Triggers More Floods
A powerful atmospheric river intensified over California, USA, on 09 January 2023 bringing yet more heavy rain which has triggered flooding and mudslides. The most recent storm is just one…
USA – How California Could Capture Rain to Ease Floods and Future Droughts
California could save up its rain to ease future droughts, instead of watching epic atmospheric river rainfall drain into the Pacific, writes Andrew Fisher, University of California, Santa Cruz, for The Conversation.…
USA – Eighteen $1 Billion Weather and Climate Disasters in 2022
There were 18 huge, billion-dollar disasters in the USA in 2022. Climate change helped make it the third most expensive year on record, writes Stacy Morford, Environment and Climate Editor,…
USA – 2 Dead, Dozens Rescued After Atmospheric River Triggers Floods in California
An atmospheric river brought heavy rain and snow to parts of California on 31 December 2022. At least 2 people have died, dozens rescued and hundreds evacuated. More severe weather…
Increased Flood Risk Threatens California’s Airports
According to a new study, 90% of the airports along the coastline of California, USA, will face more frequent flooding in the coming decades due to the impacts of climate…
USA – Storm Surge From Hurricane Nicole in Florida Causes Shoreline Buildings to Collapse
Several homes have collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean following damage caused by Hurricane Nicole in Florida, USA. Authorities also report at least 4 fatalities as a result of the storm.…
Bahamas – Hurricane Nicole Triggers Coastal Flooding
Tropical Storm Nicole made landfall in the Abaco Islands of the Bahamas on 09 November 2022, strengthening into a hurricane. On 10 November, Hurricane Nicole made landfall along the east…
USA – 1 Dead, 2 Missing After Record Rain Triggers Floods in California
Severe weather including record heavy rain affected parts of Southern California, USA, and bordering parts of Baja California State in northern Mexico. At least 1 person has died and 2…
USA – Hundreds Rescued From Floods in Florida After Hurricane Ian
Hundreds of people have been rescued from flooded homes following the passage of Hurricane Ian in Florida, USA. As many as 27 fatalities have been reported as search and rescue…
USA – Hurricane Ian Causes Catastrophic Storm Surge Floods in Florida
Hurricane Ian left a trail of destruction after it made landfall in southwest Florida, USA, on 28 September 2022. In a statement of 28 September, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said…
