China – Days of Heavy Rain Cause Deadly Floods in Guangxi
Flooding caused by days of heavy rain in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has left at least 3 people dead and 2 missing, local media report. According to Chinese…
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Sea Level Rise Threatens Hundreds of Wastewater Treatment Plants
Untreated sewage could affect 5 times more people than direct flooding, a new study shows. When Hurricane Harvey hit Texas in 2017, at least 40 wastewater treatment plants were damaged…
Kenya – NASA’s IMERG shows devastating rainfall over East Africa
Heavy seasonal rainfall has recently caused flooding in Kenya and NASA analyzed and estimated the total rainfall using data from a suite of satellites and gauges. The heavy rainfall has…
Turkey – Flash Floods Hit Ankara
Flash floods caused by heavy rain wreaked havoc in Ankara, Turkey, on Saturday 05 May, 2018. Further heavy rainfall the next day caused some surface flooding and traffic problems. Officials…
Ireland – €1 Billion Flood Risk Management Plan Announced
The government in Ireland has announced a 10-year €1 billion programme of investment in flood relief measures. Speaking at the launch on 03 May, 2018, An Taoiseach, Mr. Leo Varadkar,…
UK Must Build Flood Resilient Homes Says Architects Institute
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) says that the UK the government needs to do to help create homes and communities that are resilient to flood damage. RIBA’s The…
Eastern Mediterranean – Deadly Flash Floods After Heavy Rain
Severe weather including heavy rain and hail affected parts of Egypt, Israel and Palestine between 24 and 27 April, 2018. At least 12 people have died in the flooding, including…
Many Low-Lying Atoll Islands Could Be Uninhabitable by Mid-21st Century – USGS
Sea-level rise and wave-driven flooding will negatively impact freshwater resources on many low-lying atoll islands in such a way that many could be uninhabitable in just a few decades. According…
Canada – Evacuations in Alberta After Snowmelt Flooding
Snowmelt in the province of Alberta, Canada, has caused overland flooding and increased river levels over the last few days. Evacuations have been carried out in areas near Drumheller. The…
Kenya – Floods Leave Dozens Dead and 211,000 Displaced
More than 211,000 people have been displaced by flooding in Kenya according to a report by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). According to the OCHA…
USA – Study Predicts ‘Climate Whiplash’ in California With Dramatic Shifts in Weather Extremes
A study by researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) predicts dramatic shifts between extreme dry and extreme wet weather in California by end of 21st century, something…
UK – Brunel University London Launches Centre for Flood Risk and Resilience
A new centre to help bolster the UK’s defences against flooding has launched at Brunel University London, offering a range of accredited e-learning programmes aimed at professionals from mid-September. The Centre…
USA – Louisiana Announces 10 Flood Resilience Projects
Louisiana Governor, John Bel Edwards, announced 10 flood resilience projects in six parishes developed through Louisiana’s Strategic Adaptations for Future Environments. LA SAFE is an innovative planning effort launched by…
Winter Wave Heights and Extreme Storms on the Rise in Western Europe
Average winter wave heights along the Atlantic coast of Western Europe have been rising for almost seven decades, according to new research. The coastlines of Scotland and Ireland have seen…
NASA GPM Data Used to Evaluate Hawaii’s Flooding Rainfall
A weather system moving slowly westward through the northwestern Hawaiian Islands has caused destructive flooding and mudslides and NASA’s Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM satellite analyzed the heavy rainfall.…
USA – Study Shows Most Hurricane Harvey Fatalities in Houston Occurred Outside Flood Zones
A Dutch-Texan team found that most Houston-area drowning deaths from Hurricane Harvey occurred outside the zones designated by government as being at higher risk of flooding: the 100- and 500-year…
