Update, 30 May, 2018 Around 200 people were evacuated from areas near Lake Tahoma dam McDowell County, North Carolina, after heavy rain resulted in a landslide that is thought could…
Scientists have developed a detailed analysis of how 22 recent hurricanes would be different if they formed under the conditions predicted for the late 21st century. While each storm’s transformation…
New research from Florida State University scientists has found that urban areas throughout the Florida peninsula are experiencing shorter, increasingly intense wet seasons relative to underdeveloped or rural areas. The…
David Casagrande, associate professor of anthropology at Lehigh University, is exploring attitudes and perception around flood risk and asks: “When people’s homes are damaged by flooding year after year and…
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…
BARCELONA, Jan 31 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As drought-hit Cape Town faces the prospect of its taps running dry as soon as April, it is joining a project to work…
For Americans who live along the east and Gulf of Mexico coasts, the end of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season on Nov. 30 was a relief. This year forecasters recorded…
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that it is submitting a claim to recover the full $1.042 billion in reinsurance coverage under its 2017 Reinsurance Program. In November this…
NEW YORK, Nov 29 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Almost 14,000 archaeological sites and national monuments in the United States could be lost by the year 2100 as seas rise due…
In the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma, it was reported that up to 80% of home damages were not insured. Insurance schemes are widely…
After causing devastating damage across the Caribbean, Hurricane Irma made landfall in the Florida Keys on 10 September and worked it’s way north, bringing with it strong winds, storm surge…
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — People who recently experienced severe weather events such as floods, storms and drought are more likely to support policies to adapt to the effects of climate change,…
Hurricane Irma has caused catastrophic damage in Barbuda, St Barthelemy, St Martin, Anguilla, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands between 06 and 07 September, as it continues on its path…
Dozens of hurricane warnings are in effect as Hurricane Irma makes its way across the Caribbean, threatening 185 mph winds, 6 metres storm surges and 500 mm of rain. The…
MIAMI, July 21 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – In low-lying Miami, flooding from rising sea level is as much a part of everyday life as mosquitoes and Cuban coffee. Pretty much…
NASA’s Aqua satellite captured an image of Tropical Storm Cindy after it formed and was already affecting the U.S. Gulf Coast states. Cindy continues to crawl toward land and Tropical…
