USA – Research Finds Dramatic Increase in Flooding on East Coast Roads
High tide floods along the US east coast have increased by 90% in the past 20 years, according to a recent study. Furthermore, researchers predict that, by around 2050, nuisance…
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New NASA Model Finds Landslide Threats in Near Real-Time During Heavy Rains
For the first time, scientists can look at landslide threats anywhere around the world in near real-time, thanks to satellite data and a new model developed by NASA. The model,…
Canada – $10 Funding for 30 British Columbia Flood Mitigation Projects
Federal and provincial funding of around $10.7 million has been announced to support work on 30 flood mitigation projects in British Columbia, Canada. Additionally, some municipalities and non-government organizations partnered…
Nature Provides the Means for the Sustainable Management of Floods
Researchers at Aalto University are looking into decentralised methods that can promote a more natural water cycle also in urban areas and how natural methods can be used in curbing…
South Africa – Floods in Gauteng After a Month of Rain Falls in One Day
Update, 24 March 2018 Local media reported on 24 March that at least 7 people died when a bus was swept away by a flooded river in Lesotho. The incident…
World Meteorological Day: Weather-Ready, Climate-Smart
Weather-ready, climate-smart is the theme of this year’s World Meteorological Day on 23 March. It highlights the need for informed planning for day-to-day weather and hazards like floods as well…
WMO – 2017 Most Expensive Year on Record for Severe Weather and Climate Events
The very active North Atlantic hurricane season, major monsoon floods in the Indian subcontinent, and continuing severe drought in parts of east Africa contributed to 2017 being the most expensive…
Lloyd’s of London US$2.7bn Loss After ‘Significant Impact From Natural Catastrophes’
Following one of the costliest years for natural catastrophes in the past decade, Lloyd’s has announced an aggregated market loss of US$2.7bn for 2017. A total of $23.6bn in claims…
Flood Events Have Doubled Since 2004 Says Study
According to a new study, the number of flood events across the world has doubled in the last 14 years and have quadrupled since 1980. New data show that extreme…
UK – Different Approach to Floods Needed in Future Says Environment Agency
The UK Environment Agency’s Chief Executive Sir James Bevan has highlighted the need for a new approach in his keynote speech at a conference on flooding and coastal erosion in…
UK – Homes at Risk From Coastal Erosion Are Evacuated
Several houses in an area along England’s east coast have been evacuated after erosion brought them perilously close to the edge of a cliff. The foundations of some of the…
Madagascar – Tropical Cyclone Eliakim Leaves 17 Dead and 6,000 Displaced
Tropical Cyclone Eliakim made landfall on the peninsula of Masoala in north east Madagascar on 16 March, 2018. Meteo Madagascar issued red level warnings for heavy rain in Analanjirofo, Atsinanana,…
Kenya – Deadly Floods Strike Again
Floods have once again wreaked havoc in several parts of Kenya. At least 15 people are thought to have died and hundreds forced to evacuate their homes over the last…
Canada – Climate and Construction a Recipe for Future Floods in Calgary
Research shows Elbow River basin will strain under climate change, urban growth Calgary, AB – Climate change and urban development along Calgary’s Elbow River may be a recipe for frequent…
Uganda – Floods in Mbarara Leave at Least 1 Dead
A short period of torrential rain during the evening of 14 March, 2018, caused severe flash floods in Mbarara District, western Uganda. At least 1 person had died in the…
Study Finds Massive Decline in Insect Population After Floods
Annapolis, MD; March 15, 2018 — After a 100-year flood struck south central Oklahoma in 2015, a study of the insects, arthropods, and other invertebrates in the area revealed striking…
