Floods
2021-2024 Articles
Landslides Caused by Heavy Rains Lill 93, Bury Many Others in South India 0724
China to Boost Flood Relief Efforts as Heavy Rains Continue 0724
Floods Inundate Philippine Capital, Oil Tanker Sinks in Deadly Typhoon 0724
What’s Causing the Devastating Flooding in the Midwest? 0624
UK’s Muddy Fields Are the Latest Climate Threat to Food Security 0624
Record-Breaking Heat Wave Heads to the South as Midwest Flooded 0624
Flooding Costs U.S. $100s of Billions per Year, as Risks Mount 0624
Africa’s Giant Lake Tanganyika Floods Nearby Cities, Displacing 1,000s - 0524
Afghanistan Flash Floods Kill over 300, amid Torrents of Water and Mud 0524
South Brazil Floods Wreak Historic Devastation, with More Rain Coming 0524
Oman, UAE Deluge Was ‘Most Likely’ Linked to Climate Change 0424
Andean Alarm – Climate Crisis Increases Fears of Glacial Lake Floods in Peru 0324
Historic Rains Pour over Southern California 0224
Heavy Rains and Floods Batter Northeast Australia 1223
Severe El Niño in S. America Previews Changed World – Dengue, Drought, Floods 1223
Monster Floods Push Hong Kong to Confront a Changing Climate 1123
Deaths Rise to 47 after Icy Flood Swept through India’s Himalayan Northeast 1023
Record Heat Is Unleashing Deadly Floods, from US to Libya 1023
‘Sea Is Constantly Dumping Bodies’ - Libya Flood Death Toll May Hit 20,000 - 0923 - 100 mm rain in one day, 100 times the average for all of September.
5,200+ Dead and 10,000 Missing after Unprecedented Flash Floods in Libya 0923 - Two dams, one not far up the wadi (wash), broke from the overqwleming rain.
Hong Kong Paralyzed by Flash Flooding after Heaviest Rainfall on Record 0923
Floods Take Deadly Toll in Greece and Turkey 0923
Pakistan Is the Epicenter of a Global Wave of Climate Health Threats 0923 - Flooding 1/3 of country has long-term consequences, on food, disease, the economy, etc.
Vermont's Flood-Wracked Capital Ponders Rebuild with Eye on Climate Change 0823
China’s ‘Sponge Cities’ Are Not Built for Extreme Flood Events 0823
Flooding Kills 15 in Chinese City, amid Bout of Extreme Weather 0723
S. Korea Downpour Leaves 40 Dead, So President Yoon Visits Damaged Areas 0723
2 Weeks of Record Monsoon Rains Have Killed over 100 People in North India 0723
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Delhi Evacuates 20,000 Residents as Yamuna River Swells to Record 0723
Heavy Rainfall and Flooding Hit US Northeast 0723
Wettest New Delhi July Day in 41 Years Triggers Deadly Floods in North India 0723
Heavy Rains Threaten China’s Wheat Supply for Buns and Noodles 0523
Congo Flood Survivors Mourn Lost Relatives as Death Toll Rises above 400 - 0523
Flooding in Africa’s Great Lakes Region Claims 100s of Lives 0523
Global Warming Driving More Extreme Droughts and Floods - NASA 0323
Water Disasters, Dry and Wet, Are Getting More Intense as Earth Warms 0323
Another Atmospheric River Is Bringing More Flooding to California 0323
Pakistani Villages Recover Slowly from Epic Floods 0323
Flooding and Landslides Kill Dozens in Brazil’s São Paulo State 0223
As Glaciers Melt, Sudden Flood Risks Threaten 15 Million People 0223
South Sudan Has Been Flooded for 4 Years 0123
Floods Devastate Philippines, Fuel Concerns over Extreme Weather 0123
Northern California Sees Historic Deluge, as Atmospheric River Slams State 0123
At Least 141 Die in Congo as Floods and Landslides Hit Capital 1222
Climate Change Made Deadly Floods in West Africa 80 Times More Likely 1122
Africa’s Unreported Extreme Weather in 2022 and Climate Change 1022
West Africa Floods Destroy Crops, Worsening Hunger Fears 1022
‘We Have No Dry Land Left’ - Impact of Pakistan Floods to Be Felt for Years 1022
Fleeing Floodwaters Is Now a Way of Life on Banks of New Delhi's Yamuna River 1022
After the Storm, the Mold - Warming Is Worsening Another Costly Disaster 1022
As Flood Waters Recede in Pakistan, 2nd Wave of Disaster Strikes 0922
Nigeria Battles Worst Floods in Years; 300 Killed in 2022 - 0922
‘No One Is Caring for Us’ - Pakistanis Struggle for Survival after Floods 0922
China's Drought-Hit Areas Get Rain, Bringing Flood Risks 0822
Deadly Floods Are Wreaking Global Havoc 0822
Pakistan Declares Floods a ‘Climate Catastrophe’ as Death Toll Tops 1,000 - 0822
Climate Change Could Push Flood Damage to $3 Billion a Year in Western U.S. 0822
Dozens Killed in Monsoon Flash Floods in Northern India 0822 - in Himalayas northwest of Nepal
Dallas Area Hit by 1-in-1,000-Year Flood 0822
Record Death Valley Flooding Was ‘a Once-in-1,000-Year Event’ 0822
Climate Crisis Is Fueling the Barrage in America’s Summer of Floods 0822
Seoul Sees “2 Months” of Rain in Half a Day, Killing at Least 8 - 0822
Flash Floods Kill 550 in Pakistan, in Heaviest Rains in Decades 0822
Flash Floods Swamp St. Louis Area, Breaking a Century-Old Rain Record 0722
China Hit by Floods and Heat Waves, in Climate Double Whammy 0622
Climate Change Is a Factor in 'Unprecedented' South Asia Floods 0622
All Yellowstone National Park Entrances Closed by Unprecedented Flooding 0622
Millions Displaced and Dozens Dead in Flooding in India and Bangladesh 0522
As Record-Setting Heat Blasts Pakistan, a Glacial Lake Floods a Village 0522
Death Toll in South Africa Floods Passes 306 - 0422
Extreme Rainfall Hits New Zealand and Brazil 0322
Climate Change Threatens Nearly 1/3 of U.S. Hazardous Chemical Facilities 0322
Climate Change Brings Extreme, Early Impact to South America 0322
Cities Submerged, at Least 10 Dead in ‘Unprecedented’ Australian Floods 0322
Climate Change Turns Brazil’s Favelas into Mudslide Disasters Waiting to Happen 0222
The Engineers Battling to Stop Global Warming Ruining Roads 0222
U.S. Flooding Losses Will Spike 26% by 2050 due to Climate Change 0122
South Africa’s Heaviest Rain on Record Causes Destructive Floods 0122
Brazil’s Extreme Weather Is Flooding Mines, Drying Up Crops 0122
German Floods Cost a Record $40 Billion, Munich Re Estimates 0122
Domino Flood Effect in Kenya 1221
U.S. Businesses Could Face $13.5 Billion from Flood Damage Next Year 1221 - rain and sea level rise
Pacific Storm Whips Hawaii with Rain and Snow, Causing Floods 1221
Farm Animals Died by the 100s of 1,000s in British Columbia Floods 1221
Trapped by Rising Water in South Sudan 1221
Climate Change Could Leave Millions of Miles of US Roads Inoperable in 30 Years 1121
Record Rainfall Prompts Evacuations in B.C. and US Northwest 1121
Dozens Drown in India and Nepal as Monsoon Season Fails to End 1021
Flood-Threat Assessment Finds Danger Goes Far beyond U.S. Homes 1021
Raging Flood Waters Driven by Climate Change Threaten Trans-Alaska Pipeline 1021
4 Dead in Alabama after Flash Flood Emergency in Birmingham & 1 Foot of Rain 1021
Climate Change’s ‘Fingerprint’ Seen in Ida Flooding 0921
Why New York’s Subway Keeps Flooding 0921 - They are designed to flood with heaviest rains. On a typical dry day, 13 million gallons of water are pumped out of the subways.
New York City Region's Historic Floods Send Deadly Climate Change Lesson 0921 - 3.15 inches of rain in 1 hour in Central Park and 3.24 inches at Newark airport. 8.41 inches in 24 hours at Newark.
Ida Leaves Toxic Chemicals, Sewage Swirling in Its Wake 0921 - Louisiana mostly
Climate Change Made Heavy Rains in Europe, for German Floods, More Likely 0821
Tennessee Floods Show Pressing Climate Danger across USA - Walls of Water 0821
Floods Make 1,000s Homeless in Bangladesh Rohingya Camps 0721
8 Inches in 1 Hour - How a Deadly Downpour Flooded Zhengzhou, China 0721 - 24 inches in 24 hours
Chinese City Hit by Deadly Floods Had Heat Waves Days Before 0721
Death Toll Rises and 1,000s Flee Homes as Floods Hit China 0721 - dead in car tunnels and subway cars
100s Missing in Europe Floods Are Safe, Even as Death Toll Rises 0721
Climate Scientists Shocked by Scale of Floods in Germany 0721
Flooding from Torrential Rains Kills at Least 67 in Germany and Belgium 0721
Michigan Flooding - 50 Drivers Rescued and 350 Vehicles Damaged 0621
Risk of Flooding from Melted Glaciers to Increase as Climate Warms 0521
Australia’s Worst Floods in Decades Quicken Concerns about Climate Change 0321
Hawaii’s Rains, Floods Cited as Examples of Climate Change 0321
Climate Change Increases Flood Risk for Some 230,000 Ohio Valley Homes 0221
Cost of Flood Damage to U.S. Homes Will Increase by 61% in 30 Years 0221
Climate Threats Could Mean Big Jumps in Flood Insurance Costs This Year 0221
Indonesia Boosts Steps to Curb Climate Risks as Floods Hit Growth 0121
Climate Change Blamed for 1/3 of U.S. Flood Losses in Past 3 Decades 0121
2015-2020 Articles
A Water Crisis - How Climate Change Affects Our Health 1220
Climate Crisis to Triple Flooding Threat for Low-Income US Homes by 2050 - 1220
‘Within Seconds, Everything Was Gone’ - Devastating Floods Submerge the Philippines 1120
In a Year of Unrelenting Floods, Yet Another Storm Hits Central Vietnam 1120
Climate Change Blamed for Fall’s Super Floods in South Florida 1120
Alaska's New Climate Threat - Tsunamis Linked to Melting Permafrost 1020 - thaw loosens soil binding rocks, for big landslides into the fjords, making huge local tsunamis
China’s Summer of Floods is a Preview of Climate Disasters to Come 0820
1/4 of Bangladesh Is Flooded. Millions Have Lost Everything. It’s Not Alone. 0720
China Braces for New Floods as Yangtze Water Level Hits Record 0720
U.S. Flood Risks Dwarf Federal Estimates 0620
Climate Change Raises Risk of Dam Failures 0520
Flash Floods in Indonesia Leave 100s of 1,000s Homeless 0120
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Floods Predicted to Uproot 50 Million People a Year as Climate Heats Up 1219
3rd Round of Flooding in 2019 Likely along Missouri River 0919
100-Year Floods Could Soon Happen Annually in Parts of U.S. 0819
Flooding Kills Dozens in Nepal as Waters Rise Across Asia 0719
Deadly Flooding Is Rocking Texas. This Is Our Future under Climate Change. 0519
Wettest 12 Months in US Record Left It Drought-Free. But Flooding Is Rampant 0519
Canada’s Extreme Floods Show Climate Threat as Experts Warn of Further Tumult 0419
The Midwest Floods Are Going to Get Much, Much Worse 0319
Floods Show National Security Threat Posed by Climate Change 0319
Record Floods Could “Test the Limits” of Midwest Defenses 0319
Extreme Rainfall in Australia Forces Evacuations, Could Flood 20,000 Homes 0219
3/4 of Venice Flooded by Exceptional High Tide 1018
'Catastrophic' Floods Rising on Amazon River 0918
India's Devastating Rains Match Climate Change Forecasts 0818
Japan’s Death Toll from Record Rain Rises as PM Warns of 'Race against Time’ 0718
Immense Rains Are Causing More Flash Flooding, and It’s Getting Worse 0618
America’s Flooded Future 0518 - Ellicott City’s 2nd once-a-millennium flood in 2 years, 3 days before article, for starters
Floods Are Getting Worse, and 2,500 Chemical Sites Lie in Their Path 0218
This Is What Happens when the Hurricane Hits Miami in 2037 - 1217
Climate Change Made Hurricane Harvey's Rainfall Worse, Study Finds 1217
Floods, Droughts, and India's Uncertain Climate Future 1117
Climate Change Could Dampen Argentina’s Recovery 0917
Damage to Its Coral Reefs Has Made Florida More Vulnerable to Storm Surges 0917
Florida’s Beaches Await Irma’s Erosion Wrath 0917
Harvey Could Reshape How and Where Americans Build Homes 0817
Floods in India, Bangladesh and Nepal Kill 1,200, Leaving Millions Homeless 0817
How Climate Change Could Turn US Real Estate Prices Upside Down 0817
Harvey’s Toll on Energy Industry Shows a Texas Vulnerability 0817
Houston's Flood Is a Design Problem 0817
North Carolina Coast Faces Chronic Flooding 0817
Harvey’s Incredible Rains in Southeast Texas; Flood Emergency in Houston 0817
A Texas Newsroom Predicted a Disaster. Now It’s Close to Coming True. 0817
Rivers Are Flooding Earlier in Parts of Europe, as Climate Changes 0817
Floods, Reef Loss and Migration - Asia's Future on a Hotter Planet 0717
Swathes of South China under Water, Heat Strikes North 0717
Houston Fears Catastrophic Flooding from Climate Change - 'It's Not If, It's When.’ 0617
Rare US Floods to Become the Norm if Emissions Aren't Cut 0617
Land Use and Climate Change Could Increase B.C. Flood Frequency 0517
Millions of Colombians at Risk from Climate Change 0417 - floods & mudslides from denuded slopes
Rising Waters Threaten China’s Rising Cities 0417
Zimbabwe Hit by Deadly Floods after Drought 0317
Chile Floods - Millions without Water in Capital Santiago 0217
San Jose, California Hit by Worst Floods in a Century 0217
California Levee System Battered by Record Rainfall from 'Atmospheric River' 0217
Coastal Cities Could Flood 3 Times a Week by 2045 - 0217
In Peru, Droughts Give Way to Floods as Climate Change Looms 0217
Flood Disasters More than Double across Europe in 35 Years 0117
Flooding in Denmark Becoming the Norm 0117
U.S. Had More Floods in 2016 than Any Year on Record 0117
Cruel Summer - Floods, Fires and Heat 0816 - record rain in Louisiana, plus sinking land & rising sea
Louisiana Flood of 2016 Resulted from '1,000-Year' Rain in 2 Days 0816
India Climate - What Do Drowning Rhinos and Drought Tell Us? 0816
China's $22 Billion Flood Is 5th Costliest Non-U.S. Weather Disaster Ever 0716
Climate Change Makes Flood More Likely, More Damaging 0716
Climate Change Plagues Madagascar's Poor- 'The Water Rose So Fast' 0716
West Virginia Calls for Federal Aid, as Flooding Kills at Least 26 - 0616
Flooding Costs Will Soar in a Warming World, Economic Analysts Say 0616
Without Global Warming, Paris Floods Would Have Been Far Less Likely 0616
Flooding In Europe. Texas Suffers 500-Year Flood for 2nd Year in a Row. 0616
Climate Change, Runaway Development Worsen Houston Floods 0516
Over 1 Billion People Could Be at Risk of Coastal Flooding by 2060 - 0516
57 Tube Stations at High Risk of Flooding, Says London Underground Report 0416
Argentina Declares Flood Emergency in 6 Key Farm Provinces 0216
Climate Change Boosted ‘Once-a-Century’ Floods 0216
Effects of Climate Change in Bangladesh 0116
Ocean Warming is Making Floods Worse 0116
Hunger Threatens Millions, as El Niño Causes Drought and Floods 1215
Tracking the Massive Floods Affecting the Midwest 0116
Fire, Floods, Tornadoes - Fatal Weather Rounds out a Year of Extremes in 2015 - 1215
Floods of Biblical Proportions Leave British Cities and Villages under Water 1215
Balkan Nations among Those Hit Hardest by Climate Impacts in 2014 - 1215
Laos Counts Climate Change Costs - Record Floods, Drought and Landslides 1115
Beyond What Exxon Knew, Refineries Face Flooding Dangers 1115
More than 100,000 Flee Floods in Japan, after ‘Once-in-50-Years' Rain 0915
Severe Drought, Floods Destroy Crops in Papua New Guinea Highlands 0915
Deadly Floods Leave Trail of Destruction across Southern Asia 0815
Freak High Temperatures Trigger Ice Melt, Flooding, Mudslides in Tajikistan 0715
Rising Seas, Storm Surge, Rain Raise Severe Flooding Risk in Biggest US Cities 0715
Flooding May Spur Algae in Lake Erie 0715
Flooding Risk Rises with Global Warming 0615
Climate Change, a Factor in Texas Floods, Largely Ignored 0515
Rise in Government Insurance Rates to Mirror Rising Waters, Flood Debt 0315
Flash Floods in Chile’s Atacama Desert Kill 2 - 0315
1 in 6 UK Homes at Risk from Flooding 0315
UK's Coastal Railways Vulnerable to Climate Threat 0315
The Pentagon & Climate Change - How Deniers Put National Security at Risk 0215
Climate Change Could Bring More Disease, Crop Damage, Fires to Colorado 0215
Climate Change Pushes India's Poorest Children into Slavery 0215
With Climate Change, Himalayas' Future is Warmer, Not Necessarily Brighter 0115
2014 Articles and earlier
Malaysian PM Najib Razak Cuts Short Holiday to Tour Devastated Flood Areas 1214
Sea Level Rise Making Floods Routine for Coastal Cities 1014
Flooding Risk From Climate Change, Country by Country 0914
Flooding from Storm Surge Would Threaten D.C. Infrastructure 0914
Heavy Rain and Floods - the 'New Normal' with Climate Change? 0814
Record-Smashing 11-Inch Rainfall in 3 Hours Swamps Long Island 0814
Unprecedented Flooding Event in Detroit Fits Global Warming Pattern 0814
Canada’s Record Rains Cut Wheat Acreage to 3-Year Low 0714
Floods Affect Over 1 Million in Balkans, Destruction “Terrifying” 0514
Calamitous Climate Plays Part in Florida’s Record Rainfall 0514
Epic Rains Deluge Florida Panhandle & Parts of Alabama 0414
Storm Surge Could Flood NYC 1 in Every 4 Years 0414
UK Winter Wettest on Record - Met Office 0214
Steep Flood Insurance Rate Hikes Strike Rural Areas 1113
Industry Alarm Over Worsening Thai Floods 1013
Heaviest Rain in 52 Years Floods Streets and Homes in Shanghai 1013
Melting Permafrost Eroding Siberian Coasts 1013
8 Buried in Mexico Mudslide; Storm Death Toll Rises to 97 - 0913
Chaos as Floods Submerge Mexico's Acapulco, Death Toll Rises 0913
Nearly 1,900 Wells Shut Down as Floods Inundate Oil and Gas Fields 0913
Thousands Evacuate as Typhoon Lashes Japan 0913
Colorado’s ‘Biblical’ Flood in Line with Climate Trends 0913
Britain's Landslides Up 5-fold in a Year, Due to Heavy Rains 0913
Post-Katrina, Black Families Still More Vulnerable to Extreme Weather 0813
Ecologists Link Far East Floods to Global Warming 0813
Most of Manila Under Water, as Record Storms Sweep Parts of Asia 0813
What’s Making the Floods Worse in Manila? 0813
Russia Evacuates 19,000 from Flooded Far East 0813
Fires, Smoke, Floods Are Drawbacks of Alaska's Hot Summer 0813
World's Coastal Cities Face $1 Trillion Flood Losses a Year by 2050 0813
Monsoon Flooding Kills Scores across Afghanistan and Pakistan 0813
NW India Floods - More Than 5,700 People Presumed Dead 0713
Rainstorms Flood Sichuan Province in China 0713
Alberta Floods a Wake Up Call to Flooding Dangers 0613
India Floods - Rescue Efforts Intensify, as Death Toll Rises 0613
Indian Assam's Climate-Change Refugees Flee Rising Monsoon Flooding 0613
Drought, Flood Signal Iowa's Future 0613 - also available above
As Calgary Floods, Scientists Warn of Rising Risks 0613
2013 Floods Drown Europe, Germany 0613
Central Europe Floods Portend a Wet Future 0613
When Rain, Rain Won't Go Away 0413 - Northeast US
Climate Change, Poor Urban Planning Contributed to Deadly Argentine Floods 0413
Record Rain in Argentina Is Sign of Things to Come 0413
Thousands Cut Off as Australian Rivers Peak 0213
Flooding Ends Drought in Zimbabwe 0213
Northeast Flood Risk Will Rise with Climate Change 1112
Asia Mega-Cities Most Vulnerable to Floods from Warming 1012
NYC Subways Crippled by Superstorm Floodwaters 1012
Thailand Floods Take Heavy Toll on Industrial Production 1011
Arctic Storm Moves Sea 20 Miles Inland - Climate Change 0511
Floods & Mudslides on 4 Continents 0810 - China, Pakistan, Niger, Chad, Brazil, Poland, Germany, etc.
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