The Latest Breaking News from Flood

Developers had hoped plans for a Musselburgh Flood Protection Scheme would allow the flats to go ahead but were told the level of protection it would give the building may not be enough

The states — from the Gulf Coast, the West and Midwest — along with dozens of municipalities are trying to block rate hikes under the National Flood Insurance Program.

Louisiana and nine other states have filed a lawsuit against the federal government over sharp increases in national flood insurance rates slated to be phased in over the coming years

Ahead of monsoon, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has constituted 63 teams at multiple levels, besides setting up zonal-level integrated flood response centres. In an interview with The Hindu, Tushar Giri Nath, Chief Commissioner, BBMP said equipped with a better understanding of waterways, remodelling of stormwater drains, anti-encroachment drive, and…

An article in the New York Times published earlier this week predicted flood insurance rates in flood-prone areas will soon quadruple. Mark Friedlander, the Director of Corporate Communications at the Insurance Information Institute, said that will not happen ...

A trickle of studies warning that the enormous variety of living things on Earth is diminishing has turned into a flood. The evidence for these losses within regions and globally is undeniable. But data on biodiversity, and what is causing its decline, is still patchy – restricted to some causes,…

The Sportsmans Rest in Peterston-super-Ely is back open seven days a week

Texans across the state are affected by declining water supplies, water infrastructure disruptions and flooding in their communities.

When a major flood warning was issued for Huonville on Wednesday night, authorities feared a repeat of the devastating floods that hit the town in 2016. But by daybreak, the outlook had improved dramatically. So why was the modelling so different to the outcome?

An adjusted estimate of Auckland's future flood recovery spend has saved Auckland Council $10m

Even Brett Kavanaugh sided with the court's liberals in the case