As climate change intensifies extreme weather, two new NYU studies show 3D flood visualizations developed by a ...

Humans have tried to predict the weather for as long as there have been floods and droughts ... risk if they want money to build back after a disaster. Uncovered: Part 2 This story is part ...

In 1980 losses from three US natural disasters—a drought, a flood and a hurricane—topped $1 billion each (in 2023 dollars). Last year there were 18 $1 billion-plus events across the country ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. − Asheville's "Great Flood," of 1916 brought inconceivable devastation to the small mountain town in western North Carolina. What has been described as, "the worst natural ...

Wildfires and record rainfall devastated the country this summer, first scorching entire forests then flooding complete towns. Here’s a look at two months of disasters that will leave the ...

In July 2021, a flood disaster nearly erases a small valley in Western Germany. 134 people die along the Ahr River, which is normally an idyllic tourist destination. What happened on that night ...

Floods are the most frequent and expensive natural disaster in the U.S. and can damage coastal and inland communities alike. Major flood damage and deaths arose from: Heavy rains in San Diego in ...

Northwest Iowa was beset by record flooding over the weekend after extreme rainfall, leading to a disaster proclamation from Gov. Kim Reynolds and the evacuation of thousands of residents.

Heavy seasonal rain from about October to March frequently causes flooding and landslides in Indonesia, an archipelago of 17,000 islands. In this photo released by Indonesia's National Disaster ...

Over the past decade, severe storms have caused the highest number of billion-dollar climate disasters (99), followed by tropical cyclones (24), flooding (17), droughts (10) and wildfires (9).

Currently, small towns are bearing the brunt of the disaster, but the flood threatens the major city of Wrocław. The floodwave is moving towards the city, with predictions that the high water ...