NASA analyzed rainfall in two tropical cyclones that developed in the Northern Indian Ocean, each bringing heavy rainfall. Within a week, separate cyclones, Tropical Storm Sagar and Cyclone Mekunu, hit…
Vietnam’s Disaster Management Authority (DMA) reported on 05 June, 2018, that at least 1 person has died and several houses damaged or destroyed by flash floods and landslides triggered by…
A landslide in the northeastern Indian state of Mizoram has left at least 10 people dead. The Press Trust of India, quoting local police, said that 10 people were killed…
Days of heavy rain in late May, 2018, caused flooding in southern parts of Tajikistan. Between 17 and 26 May, at least 6 people died and 5,525 were affected in…
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice has declared a state of emergency in eight counties for flooding from heavy rains. National Weather Service Charleston, WV, said that saturated soils and continued…
Severe weather has once again caused flash flooding and mudslides in parts of northern and central Europe. Severe storms hit parts of northern Europe on 24 May, moving to south…
Subtropical Storm Alberto brought soaking rainfall to the southeastern U.S. up through the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys. Using a variety of resources to gather data, including the Global Precipitation Measurement…
Iranian Red Crescent reported on 24 May, 2018, that 1 person died and 6 were injured in flooding caused by heavy rains in the county of Shemiranat, Tehran Province, close…
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB), the federal agency for chemical safety, has called for more robust industry guidance to help hazardous chemical facilities better prepare for extreme weather events.…
Update, 25 May, 2018 A thunderstorm and heavy rain on Thursday, 24 May caused flooding in the Vogtland region of Saxony, Germany. Emergency services responded to over 200 calls for…
Scientists have developed a detailed analysis of how 22 recent hurricanes would be different if they formed under the conditions predicted for the late 21st century. While each storm’s transformation…
To quantify the likelihood of dangerous weather events taking place, Dr Peter Stott from the Met Office – the UK’s national weather service – has helped code a computer model…
When major floods hit Pakistan-controlled Kashmir in 2016, Jawad Hussain, a worker at the local government disaster agency, had to wait hours to receive updates on what kind of help…
In the weeks before Hurricane Harvey tore across the Gulf of Mexico and plowed into the Texas coast in August 2017, the Gulf’s waters were warmer than any time on…
Research undertaken in South Africa’s Kruger National Park (KNP) has shown that some of the world’s most sensitive and valuable riverine habitats are being destroyed due to an increasing frequency…
As historic flooding caused by climate change devastates communities in New Brunswick and British Columbia, new research from the University of Waterloo reveals the insurance industry hasn’t considered a changing…
