Flood emergencies from extreme rainfall hit a record high | CNN
Oct 25, 2024 · CNN — Extreme weather has thrashed the United States this year with more flood emergencies than any other year — a deadly, sobering statistic that scientists say paints a picture of the future...
Eight catastrophic floods in 11 days: What’s behind intense rainfall ...
Sep 12, 2023 · The catastrophic flooding in Libya that is feared to have left as many as 10,000 people dead is just the latest in a string of intense rain events to hammer various parts of the globe over the...
July 2023 brought record-high temperatures, devastating floods …
Aug 8, 2023 · On July 10, severe storms brought devastation and flooding to portions of the Northeast, as areas reported up to eight inches of rain within a 24-hour period. Montpelier, Vermont, received a record-breaking 5.28 inches of rain, flooding the city and damaging thousands of homes and businesses.
Spain hit by deadliest floods in decades. Here’s what we know
Oct 31, 2024 · This week’s floods are the most deadly Spain has suffered in decades. In 1959, 144 people were killed by a flood in the Spanish town of Ribadelago. However, that disaster was caused by the ...
Extreme floods are happening way more often than federal data ... - CNN
Jun 26, 2023 · CNN — A critical federal analysis of extreme rainfall is vastly underestimating the chances of flood events, with grave implications for everything from new roads and bridges to the rising cost...
Extreme floods, like those caused by Hurricane Helene, are …
Oct 10, 2024 · Late last month, Hurricane Helene drenched the Southwest United States. Devastating floods hit communities on the Gulf Coast and southern Appalachia. The storm killed more than 200 people and...
Severe Weather 101: Flood Basics - NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory
Flooding is an overflowing of water onto land that is normally dry. Floods can happen during heavy rains, when ocean waves come on shore, when snow melts quickly, or when dams or levees break. Damaging flooding may happen with only a few inches of water, or it may cover a house to the rooftop.
How climate change is making record-breaking floods the new normal - UNEP
Mar 3, 2020 · Floods are made more likely by the more extreme weather patterns caused by long-term global climate change. Change in land cover—such as removal of vegetation—and climate change increase flood risk.
Epic floods are wreaking havoc from Africa to Asia to Europe
Sep 18, 2024 · Flooding from persistent, unusually heavy rains across northwest and north-central Africa has taken more than 1,000 lives and driven close to 1 million from their homes. Storm Boris, a stalled upper low, has triggered days of intense rainfall, caused billions in damage, and forced tens of thousands to evacuate flooded cities across Central Europe.
Floods Wreak Havoc Across Four Continents - The New York Times
Sep 18, 2024 · In very disparate regions of the world, extreme rainfall in recent weeks has killed thousands of people, submerged entire towns, set off landslides and left millions without power.