USA – Rain on Burn Scar Areas Triggers Deadly Flooding in Colorado
Heavy rain falling on burn scar areas in the USA has caused flash flooding in the states of Arizona and Colorado where two people lost their lives. Colorado Two people…
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USA – 1 Dead as Severe Flash Floods Hit Utah for Second Time in a Week
Heavy rain has triggered more flash floods, mudslides and debris flows in areas of Utah, USA. One person died after being swept away by floods in Emery County. Areas of…
USA – Deadly Flash Floods in Colorado and New Mexico
Severe flooding struck in parts of Colorado and New Mexico, USA, over the last few days. Officials report at least 3 people have died and 3 more are missing as…
Breaking Waves and Moisture Transport Drive Extreme Precipitation Events
Around the world each year, extreme precipitation events cause catastrophic flooding that results in tragic loss of life and costly damage to infrastructure and property. However, a variety of different…
More Frequent, More Intense and Longer-Lasting Storms Cause Heavier Spring Rain in Central US
Intense storms have become more frequent and longer-lasting in the Great Plains and Midwest in the last 35 years. What has fuelled these storms? The temperature difference between the Southern…
New Approaches to Flood Reduction – Low Impact Development (LID) in the USA
In the fourth article in the series “A New Approach to Storm-Water Management and Flood Reduction“, Ed Hill looks at Low Impact Development (LID) and ‘green infrastructure’ (GI) in North…
Wave of Flash Floods Hits Cities Across USA
A series of summer storms that began on 26 August brought flash and surface flooding to areas around Cincinnati, Kansas City, Indianapolis, Colorado Springs and Denver in the USA. Homes…
Historic Preservation Needs to Be Part of Disaster Planning
New research from the University of Colorado Denver shows many communities in the USA fail to take historic preservation into account when planning for natural disasters, risking a loss of…
Flood Disaster Response Aided by Social Media
Researchers at Penn State University have suggested drawing on social media resources to aid flood relief efforts, based on analysis of the Colorado floods which occurred in 2013. “FEMA (the…
Floods in Texas Leave 1 Dead and Prompt Dramatic Rescues
Parts of central and southern USA, including Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, South Dakota and Colorado, endured storms, tornadoes, torrential rainfall and flooding in a weekend which also a tropical storm hit…
USDA Provides $84 Million for Flood and Disaster Recovery in 13 States
US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced last week that USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will invest an additional $84 million through the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) to help…
Colorado Flood Facts and Figures
Since the floods first struck in north east Colorado on 12th September: 17 counties have been affected: Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Boulder, Clear Creek, Denver, El Paso, Fremont, Jefferson, Larimer, Logan,…
Photos of the Colorado Floods
The flooding first struck in north east Colorado on September 12th 2013. So far 15 different counties in Colorado have been affected. A Federal State of Emergency has been declared…
Colorado Floods Update
After the drought, parts of Colorado around the Boulder region have seen as much as 7 inches (17cm) of rain in just 3 hours on the morning of Thursday September…
Flooding in North East Colorado, USA
Three days of heavy rain brought floods to parts of Boulder and northern Jefferson counties, Colorado, late on Wednesday 11th September. Flash flood warnings have also been issued for surrounding…
