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,…
“There could be an inquiry into whether public officials appropriately managed land use and development in a way that met their duty to their constituents” NEW YORK, Sept 5 (Thomson…
Hurricane Harvey has taught us many lessons, but the most valuable may be the oldest lesson of all, one we humans have been learning – and forgetting – since the…
Hurricane Harvey caused catastrophic flooding in south eastern Texas from 26 August, 2017. Over 40 deaths have been reported. As many as 7,000 homes were destroyed and as of 01…
WMO (World Weather Research Programme) Expert Team on Climate Impacts on Tropical Cyclones statement on possible linkages between Hurricane Harvey and anthropogenic climate change. Hurricane Harvey brought record multi-day rainfall…
After causing catastrophic flooding in south eastern Texas, Hurricane Harvey weakened to a Tropical Depression and moved inland over Louisiana on Thursday, 31 August. As the storm moves north eastward,…
Precipitation extremes – in terms of both excess and deficient rainfall – has caused serious disruption with widespread socio-economic impacts in many countries in recent weeks. Here is a glance…
Experts warn that while climate change did not cause the storm engulfing Texas, the destructiveness of Harvey has almost certainly been intensified by global warming. By Alex Kirby, Climate News…
“What Hurricane Harvey is demonstrating to those few hold-out climate change sceptics is that this is our new reality” – By Sophie Hares for Thomson Reuters Foundation TEPIC, Mexico, Aug…
Massive amounts of rain brought by Hurricane Harvey have caused catastrophic flooding in parts of south eastern Texas, including Fort Bend, Brazoria and Galveston Counties, as well as Harris County…
NASA’s Aqua satellite provided an infrared look at the cloud top temperatures of newly reborn Tropical Depression Harvey. At 11 a.m. EDT on Aug. 23, Harvey regenerated into a tropical…
Heavy rain that began early on 08 August, 2017, caused flooding in some parts of the Houston area, Texas, and prompted about 20 flood water rescues. This is the fourth…
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…
Update 03 May 2017: Two more flood related deaths have been reported in Missouri, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol. One man died after his vehicle was swept off the…
Heavy rains hit central Texas overnight, 10 to 11 April 2017, causing widespread flooding in several communities. Tornado warnings are also in effect for some areas. The National Weather Service…
The City of Houston, Texas, is getting creative with flood control, with new plans to use an old golf course to store as much as 350 million gallons of storm…
