All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 29 2022 // Record flooding in parts of Appalachia have left at least 15 dead, hundreds of homes destroyed and entire communities wiped out.Search and rescue teams backed by the National Guard searched Friday for missing people in...
Jul 27 2022 // Record rainfall caused widespread flash flooding across the St. Louis area early Tuesday, closing multiple roadways and prompting rescues from vehicles and homes.There were no immediate reports of injuries, but damage was...
Jul 26 2022 // Openly Starts Openly Insurance Company, a Licensed Homeowners Insurance CarrierOpenly announced the launch of the Openly Insurance Company, a homeowners insurance carrier licensed in 17 states. Openly had formerly...
Jul 25 2022 // When questioned by members of Congress, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said its new update to the nation’s flood insurance program will prompt more people to sign up for coverage, even though many will pay...
Jul 21 2022 // A Detroit-area water utility said Tuesday that it will deny flooding claims stemming from a damaging storm last summer based on an independent review that found the flooding was caused by the amount of rainfall and not a...
Jul 19 2022 // The area in northern Colorado where a flash flood swept away a camping trailer, killing a woman and a child, received nearly an inch of rain in a matter of minutes.Frank Cooper, a National Weather Service meteorologist,...
Jul 14 2022 // Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin declared a state of emergency Wednesday to assist with response and recovery efforts in the wake of heavy rainfall and severe flooding.Officials estimated that 44 people are missing and...
Jul 14 2022 // Why is the world seeing more record-breaking floods?The question was asked and answered on Tuesday in an article on the World Economic Forum by Frances Davenport, a postdoctoral research fellow in atmospheric science...
Jul 12 2022 // New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said the state is committing $1.7 million to repair a collapsed bridge in Roswell and implement additional flood mitigation strategies in the area.Lujan Grisham made the announcement...
Jul 11 2022 // The Yellowstone National Park area’s weather forecast the morning of June 12 seemed fairly tame: warmer temperatures and rain showers would accelerate mountain snow melt and could produce “minor...
Jul 8 2022 // Homes at high risk for flooding in New York City will receive free inflatable dams in a new plan rolled out Thursday by Mayor Eric Adams.The plan aims to prepare city dwellers for extreme rainfall and costs the taxpayers...
Jul 8 2022 // Insurers have received 8,415 claims as a result of July’s floods in Sydney, carrying an initial estimated insurance price tag of A$97.9 million (US$66.8 million), according to the Insurance Council of Australia...
Jul 7 2022 // A flash flood flowed through the streets of the town of Conconully in Washington’s remote Okanogan County, sending a foot of water and mud into 30 to 40 homes and businesses.County emergency managers said 1.7 inches...
Jul 7 2022 // West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said he plans to appeal a ruling that denied federal assistance for flooding in three counties.Justice said Tuesday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency ruled that May 6 storm damage...
Jul 6 2022 // A wild storm system has moved away from Sydney after pounding Australia’s largest city with four days of torrential rain, satellite images showed on Wednesday, although river waters stayed above danger levels,...
Jul 5 2022 // Thousands of people on the outskirts of Sydney were told to leave their homes or prepare to evacuate as days of torrential rain leads to widespread flooding.With more bad weather on its way, authorities issued dozens of...
Jul 4 2022 // Flooding is the most pervasive among natural disasters. According to the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance, floods affect more people globally than any other type of natural hazard and cause some of the largest economic and...
Jul 1 2022 // Extreme weather events – from scorching heatwaves to unusually heavy downpours – have caused widespread upheaval across the globe this year, with thousands of people killed and millions more displaced.In the last three...
Jun 30 2022 // Insurance broker Aon has incorporate the latest climate science into its Impact Forecasting’s European flood models to help enable insurers to access more accurate loss estimates to help make better decisions for...
Jun 30 2022 // Global grain markets are at a pivot point, with prices finally starting to ease after a dizzying surge earlier this year. Where things go from here could end up being determined by farmers like Justin Sherlock and the...