At its peak, the flood discharged about 1,000 times the water of the modern-day Amazon river. At least, that’s the thesis one of us put forward in a 2009 study of an underwater canyon excavated ...

(Bloomberg) — The S&P 500 stock index (^GSPC) has dropped to a level where long-term investors are starting to buy the dip, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. partner John Flood. The US stock ...

Flood advisories and warnings abounded from Illinois and Ohio to Louisiana and Mississippi on Wednesday as floodwaters dumped into rivers and flowed downstream. About two dozen river gauge sites ...

While Hancock County has experienced the flooding that has affected many counties in western Kentucky, Judge-Executive Johnny “Chic” Roberts is thankful the effects haven’t been devastating.

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Floodplains play a crucial role in flood mitigation by temporarily storing floodwater and reducing its erosional power. Recent research highlights that not all ...

MADISON, Ind. (WDRB) — The picturesque river town of Madison, Indiana, is among the latest communities feeling the impact of severe flooding along the Ohio River. Rising water has swallowed ...

America’s oldest continuously operating distillery is temporarily closed because of major flooding in Kentucky this week, caused by days of heavy downpours that have caused the Kentucky ...

The flooding danger isn't over in the wake of four days of deadly storms that devastated the central U.S. with catastrophic rainfall and destructive tornadoes. For Andy Beshear, governor of hard ...

Millions of people across 15 U.S. states are under flood warnings after widespread rainfall last week overwhelmed rivers, streams and roads. The warnings span a broad geographic area, from parts ...

The athletic fields at Eureka High School have flooded once again impacting sports like baseball, softball and soccer. According to the district, players should be able to use the field again for ...

The recent siege of severe thunderstorms, tornadoes and flooding rain in parts of the Midwest and South has ended as a drier, less volatile weather pattern settles in during the first full week of ...

While the Democratic Republic of Congo reels from a new rebel offensive in the east, its capital in the west, Kinshasa, grapples with deadly floods. By Saikou Jammeh Reporting from Dakar ...