Spring Floods in Montana (Updated)
The warmer, Spring weather over the last few days resulted in ice jams, snow melt, runoff and rising river levels in many parts of the US state of Montana. A…
Author: Richard Davies
Incomati River Flooding in Southern Mozambique
After heavy rainfall and severe flooding struck in the northern provinces of South Africa on 3 March, areas just across the border in southern Mozambique are now suffering a similar…
The Cost of the UK Floods
From figures and estimates currently available, the floods and storms that hit the United Kingdom during late 2013 and the first two months of 2014 are likely to cost the…
Floods in Palm Beach County, Florida
As much as 5 inches (12.7cm) of rain on Wednesday 5 March fell in parts of Palm Beach County, Florida. Wide areas of the north eastern parts of the county…
Flooding in Southern Kazakhstan
Melting snow and heavy rain has left villages in Kyzylorda Oblast in southern Kazakhstan fighting floods for the last two weeks. Villages in the Zhanakorgan region are thought to be…
A Month’s Rain in 24 Hours Floods Christchurch
Storms, gale force winds and heavy rainfall left areas of Christchurch, New Zealand, under water yesterday Tuesday 4 March 2014. The storm affected areas along New Zealand’s eastern coast from…
US House Passes Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act
The HR. 3370 Bill – Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act – moved a step closer to bringing into law the legislation that will roll back the huge price increases in…
High Tide and Storm Surge Floods Marshall Islands
A storm surge combined with a an extreme high tide flooded parts of the Marshall Islands, including the capital Majuro, early on Monday 3 March 2014. Around 800 people had…
Rivers Overflow in Áncash and Huánuco Regions, Peru
Heavy rainfall over the last week has brought further flooding to parts of Peru. On 28 February 2014, two rivers in the Huánuco region of Peru overflowed. The Huampal and…
£123 Million Flood Plans for Oxford
A new proposal to alleviate flooding in Oxford, UK, was discussed during a meeting on Saturday 1 March 2014. The meeting was attended by representatives of the emergency services, local…
More Floods in East Jakarta
The Ciliwung River has overflowed once again, flooding houses and businesses nearby in Kampung Melayu, East Jakarta. A thunderstorm and heavy rainfall on Sunday 2 March 2014 increased river levels. Once…
USA – 1000s Evacuated in Storm and Floods, California
A thunderstorm that hit California over the weekend resulted in flooding and mandatory evacuations. There were also reports of landslides, sink-holes, power outages and injuries as a result of lightning…
Lake Macquarie – Flooding and Record Rains
The area around Lake Macquarie saw record amounts of rainfall today, Friday 28 February 2014. The city of Lake Macqaurie is situated on the coastline just south of Newcastle and…
Floods Worsen in Beni, Bolivia
The severe weather affecting Bolivia has continued. Santa Ana del Yacuma, a town in the Beni department, is at risk of being completely inundated. Flood water levels there are said…
Further Flooding Expected in Illinois
According to WBGZ Radio and local news, the director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, Jonathon Monken, today warned that with snowpack at twice the normal amount, further “spring floods”…
Flood Insurance Florida
Over the last few weeks everyone seems to have been talking about “flood insurance Florida”. There have been svereal articles and newspaper reports on the Biggert-Waters, the Coalition for Sustainable…
