Flash floods can be terrifying and dangerous, often striking with little or no warning. They are the result of heavy rainfall ...

A glacial lake outburst flood in the Himalayas in October 2023 damaged more than 30 bridges and destroyed a 200-foot-high (60-meter) hydropower plant. Residents had little warning. By the time the ...

When mountain permafrost thaws and glaciers melt, glacial lakes can become lethal flood risks for anyone downstream.

Both Queensland and New South Wales have been lashed by the driving rain, sparking flash flooding as the system moves further inland, leaving more than 200,000 people without power. The Bureau ...

Schools across south-east Queensland will reopen on Monday where it is safe to do so, with heavy rainfall that caused flash flooding in low-lying parts of Brisbane on Sunday due to start easing.

At least 4 federal Labor seats in play after WA election: McKenzie “We’ve seen that culminate in reports of flash flooding in homes and in businesses,” Crisafulli says. “There have been a ...

Meanwhile, 13 people were injured in an accident involving two army vehicles near Lismore, where defence forces had been assisting the community with flooding. Heavy rain that may lead to flash ...

By Saturday afternoon, the ex-tropical cyclone was north-east of Brisbane, near Bribie Island, and authorities said millions of people were still at significant risk of flash flooding as the ...

Thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate their homes in eastern Australia ahead of the arrival of a powerful storm which risks "dangerous and life-threatening flash flooding". Forecasters ...

SO METEOROLOGIST BRIAN SLOCUM HAS MORE ON TODAY’S TOPIC. FLASH FLOOD SAFETY. BRIAN. YEAH, IT’S NOT SOMETHING YOU NORMALLY THINK ABOUT WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT SEVERE WEATHER. YOU THINK OF OTHER ...

Meteorologists warn the cyclone will bring destructive winds of up to 120kmph, life-threatening flash flooding, and 8-metre waves. “The governments across the board are taking this seriously ...