The Latest Breaking News from Flood

Governments love the idea of a win-win – even when it doesn’t exist. That’s why Victoria has been spending millions on planning “red gum irrigation ponds” – essentially, engineered wetlands along the River Murray. These wetlands are designed to save some red gum ecosystems, leave many others to decline, and…

“The wet gets wetter and the dry gets drier”.

Draining the lake allowed agriculture to thrive, but left the region vulnerable to floods

Government aid programs, set up to favor corporate farms, are out of reach to those who supply farmers markets and eateries

MIAMI — Fort Lauderdale’s flood was worse than any hurricane in local memory, unmatched by anything on the record books and happened faster and harder than anyone planned or prepared for.

Just as federal officials were laying out alternative scenarios last week for steep water supply cuts from the Colorado River due to the drying Southwest, California officials were warning that this year’s historic Sierra snowpack could flood much of the state later this year.

Lynton and Jane Harding have a lifetime of memories at their riverfront shack and after 42 years decided to retire there permanently. But a major flood has left the couple, and the town, picking up the pieces.

Weather alerts can save lives — but you have to have a good internet connection

The Pugsley family's break in the famed seaside resort of Blackpool quickly got off to a bad start when they were told the hotel they were staying at had been hit by flood damage