All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 22 2024 // Thirty-seven Massachusetts communities damaged by flooding last year will be getting a share of $10 million in disaster relief funding, the governor’s administration said Saturday. The funding being released is from...
Jan 22 2024 // New Jersey officials have introduced measures to implement flood risk disclosure legislation signed into law by Gov. Phil Murphy last June.The measures include new property disclosure forms notifying buyers and tenants of...
Jan 16 2024 // Connecticut is receiving emergency federal aid following severe flooding this month that caused dam breaches and road closures.President Joe Biden on Saturday approved an emergency declaration for the state that authorizes...
Jan 12 2024 // Two California cities made the list of cities most likely to experience flood damage in a new study.Stockton and Sacramento were among the most likely to experience flood damage based on data from the 200 largest cities in...
Jan 9 2024 // Heavy rains and flooding across Australia’s southern state of Victoria has damaged crops and stranded cattle as a months-long run of wild weather on the nation’s east coast leaves a trail of destruction.Severe...
Jan 8 2024 // Florida’s wind-mitigation grant program for homeowners has proven to be so popular that the governor has proposed another $107 million for it this year, and some experts have called home fortification the only way to...
Jan 5 2024 // Flooding from a burst water main at Boston`s Brigham and Women’s Hospital has disrupted services for about 200 patients seeking to have children through in vitro fertilization, leaving some of them devastated.The...
Jan 5 2024 // Recovery from the catastrophic flooding that hit Vermont this summer, climate resiliency, improving public safety, tackling opioid addiction, and creating more affordable housing are among the top priorities of the...
Jan 4 2024 // Europe experienced stark weather contrasts on Wednesday, with extreme cold and snowstorms disrupting transportation and closing schools in Scandinavia while strong winds and heavy rain in western Europe caused flooding and...
Jan 2 2024 // New Jersey officials have introduced measures to implement flood risk disclosure legislation signed into law by Governor Phil Murphy last June.The measures include new property disclosure forms notifying buyers and tenants...
Dec 22 2023 // Do “surface waters” covered by property flood insurance include rainwater that accumulated on an enclosed roof one or more stories above the ground?The landlord and operator of a suburban Massachusetts hospital...
Dec 21 2023 // Just days before the Christmas holiday, people across the northeastern U.S. were mopping up Tuesday after a major storm dumped torrential rains and brought damaging winds from Pennsylvania to Maine, as some rivers in the...
Dec 20 2023 // A storm barreled up the East Coast on Monday, flooding roads and downing trees in the Northeast, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands, and forcing flight cancelations and school closures.More than 5 inches (13...
Dec 19 2023 // Flooding is driving millions of people to move out of their homes, limiting growth in some prospering communities and accelerating the decline of others, according to a new study that details how climate change and...
Dec 19 2023 // GEORGETOWN, S.C. (AP) — An intense late-year storm barreled up the East Coast on Sunday with heavy rains and strong winds that shattered rainfall records, forced water rescues from flooded streets and washed out...
Dec 18 2023 // A key tourism area in Australia’s far north has been inundated with life-threatening flooding after days of torrential rainfall in the wake of a tropical cyclone.Major flood and strong wind warnings have been issued...
Dec 7 2023 // Pennsylvania has established a task force to recommend policies to make flood insurance more affordable.The Flood Insurance Premium Assistance Task Force will examine potential programs that provide premium discounts,...
Dec 4 2023 // Eight aging dams in central and western Massachusetts will be removed as part of a $25 million initiative announced Friday by state environmental officials.The structures to be dismantled include the abandoned high-hazard...
Dec 4 2023 // A severe cyclone in the Bay of Bengal is likely to cause heavy rain and strong winds across southeast India, with authorities warning of flash floods, damage to crops and power failures in some affected areas.Cyclone...
Dec 1 2023 // Nigerian floods last year that claimed hundreds of lives also caused up to $9 billion in damage, according to a report from the National Bureau of Statistics.The assessment, conducted in collaboration with the World Bank,...