Record-high lake levels led to devastating flood damage in Great Lakes coastal communities in 2017, but in the two years since, little has changed. Brock University Professor of Biology and…
Researchers at Oregon State University have developed a new methodology for building computer models that paves the way to better understanding the flood risks faced by coastal communities. That’s important…
Update 08 May 2019: Further heavy rain caused flash flooding in parts of northern, central and western Texas. One person died in flood waters from Shoal Creek on the western…
Heavy rain caused flash floods in Samosir Regency, North Sumatra, during the afternoon of 03 May, 2019. According to Samosir Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD), the rain caused the Binanga river…
Tropical Cyclone Fani made landfall south of the city of Puri in Odisha, India, early 03 May, 2019, with maximum sustained winds up to 240 km/h. By 04 May the…
Satellite data revealed heavy rainfall in powerful Tropical Cyclone Fani before it made landfall in northeastern India. Fani brought that soaking rain to the region and continues to drop heavy…
A series of severe storms swept through the South and Midwest USA from 30 April, 2019, bringing tornadoes, strong winds, hail, heavy rain and flooding. Two fatalities were reported in…
Search and rescue teams in Bolivia are still searching for 3 people missing in a landslide that occurred in La Paz on 30 April, 2019. The Mayor of La Paz,…
River flooding continues in the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick, Ontario and Quebec, where thousands of people have evacuated their homes. Flooding began around 19 April, 2019, when snowmelt and…
Tropical Cyclone Kenneth has continued to batter parts of Mozambique with heavy rain after the storm made landfall in the north of the country on 25 April, 2019, causing severe…
Flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rain have left over 30 people dead, 13 missing and thousands displaced in the Jakarta Region and Bengkulu and Lampung Provinces of Indonesia. Jakarta…
Tropical Cyclone Kenneth made landfall between the districts of Macomia and Mocimboa da Praia, in Cabo Delgado Province of Mozambique, on the evening of 25 April, 2019. The Cyclone is…
Severe thunderstorms hit northern and central Texas from 23 April, 2019, bringing strong winds, hail, heavy rain and flash floods. National Weather Service (NWS) Fort Worth said wind gusts of…
Heavy rain has caused flooding in parts of Uganda and neighbouring areas of Kenya. Local media have reported at least 18 fatalities after a storm in Uganda’s Eastern Region. One…
Severe weather, including stormy seas and strong winds, affected parts of Italy from around 22 to 24 April, 2019. Heavy rain increased river levels in parts of Tuscany and Liguria…
Update: KwaZulu-Natal Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta), confirmed in a statement of 23 April, 2019 that at least 32 people have died and 10 are missing after…
