An exhaustive global analysis of rainfall and rivers shows signs of a radical shift in streamflow patterns, with more intense flooding in cities and smaller catchments coupled with a drier…
At least 46 people have died in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh after two buses were swept away by a massive landslide. Heavy monsoon rains triggered the landslide…
A study conducted by TU Wien and 30 European partners shows that the timing of the floods has shifted across much of Europe, dramatically in some areas. When a major…
When NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite passed over Tropical Storm Franklin instruments aboard provided a night-time view of the storm’s clouds and measured their temperatures, revealing a strengthening storm. The Visible…
Aon Benfield’s catastrophe model development team have launched the latest edition of its monthly Global Catastrophe Recap report, which evaluates the impact of the natural disaster events that occurred worldwide…
Tropical Storm Franklin was generating heavy rain when NASA’s GPM satellite observed the rainfall from space. That rainfall is expected to soak Mexico as Franklin continues to move over the…
Communities in the Kamala River Basin in central-south Nepal are subject to recurrent floods annually. Early Warning Systems (EWS) in other river basins in Nepal have proven to be effective…
The causes of coastal flooding in the Maldives are more complex than previously thought, according to a new study from the University of Southampton. Authors of the paper, published in…
In the first study of its kind, an international team of scientists – including the University of Bristol – has concluded, on a global scale, that the economic and long-term…
Weather-related disasters could affect around two-thirds of the European population annually by the end of this century. This could result in a 50-fold increase in fatalities compared to today if…
Vanuatu launched its new Tsunami early warning system earlier this month. The new system has been funded by the government of Japan. The Minister of Climate Change launched the 9…
New innovative research has found that for England and Wales there is a 1 in 3 chance of a new monthly rainfall record in at least one region each winter…
A severe weather system, named “Medusa” by local media, brought heavy rain to parts of the Halkidiki (also known as Chalkidiki) Peninsula in Greece on 16 July, causing flash floods.…
Researchers are working hard to use satellite data to accurately map the movement of the earth before a landslide in a bid to develop a life-saving early warning system. The…
New allocations of flood management funding will allow homes, businesses and communities around the country to benefit from increased flood protection, Floods Minister Thérèse Coffey announced today. 34 community led…
A global initiative is gaining momentum to improve multi-hazard early warning systems and so boost the resilience of the most vulnerable countries to extreme weather and the impacts of climate…
