A study of ancient flood records shows that recent extreme floods in Europe are not historically unique. Recent “unprecedented” floods are not exceptional when viewed in the context of the distant ...

Forecasters warned that further severe weather was on the way, with heavy rain to hit the Aegean islands, particularly the ...

Recent “unprecedented” floods are not exceptional if we look further into the past, new research shows. A team of scientists – led by the University of Exeter – used geological palaeo-flood records to ...

Residents in one of the worst-affected areas in Europe's floods have returned to their homes and businesses to inspect the damage. Marion Wenzel showed BBC correspondent Anna Holligan around her ...

Researchers examined handwritten manuscripts in multiple languages to trace shifts in temperature, droughts, and floods. The study reveals how people endured environmental hardships, including ...

the Central European floods of last September and the recent floods in Valencia, Spain, are caused by so-called cut-off lows.

The Severn analysis shows that floods in the last 72 years of monitoring are not exceptional in the context of paleo-flood records of the last 4,000 years. The largest flood in the Upper Severn ...

A new study led by the University of Exeter challenges the perception that recent extreme floods in various parts of the ...

Perils has updated its industry-loss estimate for the September floods in Central Europe and Italy to EUR2.19bn ($2.4bn).

The Europe and Central Asia region experiences a variety of natural hazards, including floods, earthquakes, droughts, landslides, and wildfires. The frequency and impact of such events can be ...

Communities across the Australian state of Queensland are bracing for more rain after record-breaking floods cut off roads ...

So how do these recent Spanish floods compare to past events in Australia ... in one of the worst disasters Europe has had in decades. Authorities only issued an alert hours after the flooding ...