Floods in USA
Yesterday marked the official opening of the Thornton Composite Reservoir, a new 7.9 billion gallon capacity reservoir connected to Chicago’s “Deep Tunnel” network that will offer flood protection for over…
Remnants of Tropical Storm Erika bought heavy rainfall and flooding to parts of Florida and South Carolina yesterday, 31 August 2015. As much a 6.4 inches (162.5 mm) of rain…
Yesterday, New York Mayor, Bill de Blasio, announced a new City capital commitment of $100 million to help protect Lower Manhattan from flooding. The announcement comes as the country marks…
Florida Governor, Rick Scott, has declared a state of emergency for the five counties badly affected by flooding and heavy rainfall since 24 July. Forecasters say there could be more…
A new study shows how heavy rainfall and high water levels combine to cause “compound flooding” resulting in increased flood risk for many major US cities in the last century,…
Three people – a mother and two of her children – died in flash floods in Ohio late on Saturday 18 July 2015. The floods swept away the family’s mobile…
Update, 16 July 2015: Associated Press are reporting that the body of a third victim has been found in a mobile home park in Johnson County, close to where one…
The US President has declared a disaster for the Red River flooding in Louisiana during the period 18 May to 20 June 2015. The declaration was announced yesterday, 13 July…
Floods hit parts of Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana on Thursday, 18 June 2015 after heavy rainfall from the remnants of Tropical Storm Bill. Two people have died in the floods…
Northern parts of Louisiana, in particular the city of Shreveport and the parishes of Bossier and Caddo, have experienced major flooding after the Red River overflowed. May 2015 was the…
According to analysis by Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield’s catastrophe model development team, the severe weather and floods that hit Texas and Oklahoma during May 2015 will likely result in $3…
The US President signed a disaster declaration late on Friday 29 May 2015 for areas in Texas hit by floods and severe weather that has killed over 20 people in…
Historic flooding in Texas and Oklahoma has killed at least 23 people since Saturday 23 May 2015 when huge amounts of rain fell in the 2 states. As of Thursday…
How society should respond to climate change may be a global-scale debate, but University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers know that preparing for climate change’s impact on weather is a profoundly local…
Thunderstorms that form at night can be a major flash flooding hazard through excessive rainfall. Heavy rainfall during the night can often take communities and emergency services by surprise. Street…
More record rainfall has resulted in overflowing rivers and flooding in several southern US states, with Texas and Oklahoma the worst hit. Thousands have been forced from their homes by…
