The world’s 100 most populated cities are becoming increasingly exposed to floods and droughts, new research has found.

Many of the victims of the devastating flood that struck central Nigeria on May 29 are Almajiri pupils, the boys sent to ...

The frequency of flooding along the Texas Gulf Coast over the past decade averaged 10.7 days a year, compared with a national average for coastal regions of 6.8 days, the report found. The ...

A team has created the most complete map of the world's rivers ever made offering a major leap forward for flood prediction, climate risk planning, and water resource management in a warming world.

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