The federal government’s flood maps, which are used nationwide to signal areas vulnerable to inundation, vastly underestimated the flood risk faced by properties in the parts of North Carolina ...

Up until a few weeks ago, residents of western North Carolina likely gave little consideration to purchasing flood insurance. But last month Hurricane Helene flooded much of that area, as well as ...

A rare deluge of rainfall left blue lagoons of water amid the palm trees and sand dunes of the Sahara desert, nourishing some of its driest regions with more water than they had seen in decades ...

The region, known for its arid conditions, experienced floods for the first time in decades after intense rains hit southeast Morocco in September, CNN reports. Heavy rainfall in the Sahara Desert ...

Swathes of Britain have been told to brace for floods ahead of expected record levels of rainfall. The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings for rain in Wales, the West Country ...

Additionally, Bharathapuzha, Kabini, Kuttiyadi, Muvattupuzha, Payaswini, Periyar, and Valapattanam rivers recorded lower values in the annual flow in 2023. "We found that Kallada, which has been ...

The Bureau's flood forecasting and warning service uses rainfall and streamflow observations, numerical weather predictions and hydrologic models to forecast and warn for possible flood events across ...

Sand dunes, typically barren and desolate, are now submerged beneath sheets of water. What were once parched plains are now lush green expanses. Experts attribute the unusual rainfall to a combination ...

Let friends, family and neighbours know what your plans are. Consider what conditions will be like if a flood arrives and you choose not to evacuate — for example, will you be stuck in your home ...

With much of the country in the grip of devastating bushfires, it's hard to believe that only nine years ago much of Queensland was battling a flood crisis. Starting in November 2010, 97 communities ...

The Klang Valley flash floods have caused disruptions to the Kelana Jaya LRT line, specifically at the northern end between Wangsa Maju and Sri Rampai stations. Rapid Rail said in a statement that ...