Weather forecasts sometimes warn of storms that can unleash rains so unusual that they are described as 100-year or even ...

Weather forecasters often use terms like "100-year" or "500-year" floods. Here’s what those terms really mean and why these ...

In 2017, Hurricane Harvey caused catastrophic flooding across Texas in August, followed by Hurricane Irma hitting parts of the Caribbean and Florida in September. "AccuWeather is forecasting near ...

(July 30, 2018) -- Hurricane Harvey was an unprecedented rain event that delivered five consistent days of flooding and storms to Texas last August. Now, research from UTSA Assistant Professor Vikram ...

Conditions in 2025 are expected to be similar to 2017 and 2023. In 2017, Hurricane Harvey caused catastrophic flooding across Texas in August, followed by Hurricane Irma hitting parts of the ...

The government spent years probing allegations that a Dallas HOA created rules to kick poor Black people out and that Texas ...

Researchers from the University of Chicago calculated that Houston, Texas, was struck by three 500-year flood events within 24 months from 2015 through 2017. The events included Hurricane Harvey ...

Here’s what to know about how scientists determine how extreme a flood is and how common these extreme events are becoming.

Here’s what to know about how scientists determine how extreme a flood is and how common these extreme events are becoming. Scientists use math to help people understand how unusual a severe ...

was struck by three 500-year flood events from 2015 through 2017, according to local officials at the time. The events included Hurricane Harvey, the heaviest recorded rainfall ever in the U.S ...