Researchers examined how disaster risk informs decisions about new housing. They found crucial problems that leave ...

Australia's housing crisis has created a push for fast-tracked construction. Federal, state and territory governments have set a target of 1.2 ...

Life-threatening flash flooding is expected Saturday night into Sunday morning across the Tennessee and Lower Ohio River valleys. You should seek higher ground if your area is prone to flooding from ...

Claims have begun rolling in from a region that pays the highest insurance premiums in the country after communities were ...

Floodwaters are beginning to recede in some areas with ... of the rest of Australia. Insurers have blamed the increasing size of payouts for the higher premiums in flood prone communities.

Category five Cyclone Zelia swirled towards Australia’s minerals-rich western coast on Friday, with predicted gusts of up to ...

Some areas have seen up to 600mm of rain in just 24 hours, with forecasts predicting more heavy downpours in coming days ...

Insurers have urged the Queensland and federal governments to fund floodproofing of repeatedly inundated homes as thousands of Townsville residents face being swamped for the second time in six years.

The monsoon has finally arrived in northern Australia ... prone part of the Australian coastline, so residents are pretty used to this, but we are reminding people to be prepared." A flood ...

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A woman has died in Australia and thousands have been forced to ... but officials say about 10% of residents had opted to stay. The same areas were severely hit during 2019 flooding. Premier ...

Meteorologists said that these could be the worst floods in the region in more than 60 years, BBC reported. "It's not just the intensity, but it's also the longevity of it," he to ...