Over the past century, the Northeast has experienced an increase in the number of storms with extreme precipitation. A Dartmouth-led study finds that the increase in extreme Northeast storms occurred…
The Northeastern coast of the USA could be struck by more frequent and more powerful hurricanes in the future due to shifting weather patterns, according to new research. Hurricanes have…
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Hurricanes could start flooding New York City’s coastline as often as every 20 years due to the effects of climate change on sea-level rise…
In December 2014, a FloodList article highlighted flooding threats to a number of airports internationally. A Eurocontrol study in 2008 (“Challenges of growth” environmental update study, January 2009) identified some…
Update: Authorities have confirmed that 2 people died in separate incidents the floods in Ellicott City. Both were in vehicles at the time. Howard County officials estimate that around 250…
When superstorm Sandy hit New York in 2012, it caused a massive 14-foot storm surge. Several New York City subway stations were flooded and the subway was shut down for…
Winter storm Jonas has swept northwards along eastern USA, affecting over 80 million people. The Nor’easter brought high levels of snowfall and winds up to 80 mph (130 kmh). At…
Flood risk for New York City and the New Jersey coast has increased significantly during the last 1,000 years due to hurricanes and accompanying storm surges, according to a recent…
Yesterday, New York Mayor, Bill de Blasio, announced a new City capital commitment of $100 million to help protect Lower Manhattan from flooding. The announcement comes as the country marks…
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…
The anticipated a nor’easter along the Atlantic coast of the USA dumped heavy rain of over 70 mm (2.75 inches) in some places on Tuesday 09 December 2014. Some news…
JFK, La Guardia, Newark, Gatwick, Fiumicino Rome, Indira Gandhi International, Don Muang Bangkok – all of these large international airports have suffered from flooding in the last 3 years. Yesterday…
WASHINGTON (October 8, 2014) — Flooding during high tides—something that rarely occurred in the past—is now common in some places and is projected to grow to the point that sections…
With 13.26 inches (33cm) of rain falling in Long Island just over 9 hours, Wednesday 13 August, it may seem like it was no ordinary storm. The massive amounts of…
A slow moving storm over eastern states left areas from Maryland to New England facing unprecedented rainfall and flooding. Some media reports claim parts of New York state saw an…
According to some reports, the heavy rainfall in New York City flooded parts of the subway system earlier today, closing the service on lines 1,2 and 3 between Times Square-42nd…
