Dozens of coastal regions around the world, including Jakarta, Lagos and Tianjin are sinking at an alarming rate.

Flooding events around the world share a common factor of an atmosphere made warmer by climate change. What can be done to help citizens prepare? By Austyn Gaffney and Somini Sengupta Chad.

May 31 (UPI) -- Torrential rains over two days caused flash flooding that killed at least 151 people in Mokwa, Nigeria. The ...

Climate catastrophes have been unfolding around the globe. With nearly every month of 2024 having been the warmest on record, the world may be ... droughts and flooding have threatened agriculture ...

Released on Tuesday by the UN World Meteorological ... Storms were often severe, and flooding was the most widespread since 2013, claiming at least 335 lives and affecting around 413,000 people ...

The same researchers found that the rate of dryland flash flooding around the world was 20 times higher between 2000 and 2022 than it was between 1900 and 1999. "Events of this type, which used to ...

There is a need for systematic action and change to safeguard against flooding; Professor Günter Blöschl, University of ...

Some of the greatest minds from across the country and around the world gathered in early April for the Edison Awards in ...