Flash flood - Wikipedia
A flash flood is a rapid flooding of low-lying areas: washes, rivers, dry lakes and depressions. It may be caused by heavy rain associated with a severe thunderstorm, hurricane, or tropical storm, or by meltwater from ice and snow.
Flash floods: why are more of them devastating the world’s
Mar 7, 2023 · Flash floods are a growing threat in some of the world’s driest regions. Deluges can trigger sudden and rapid torrents of run-off that flow down dry river beds and rocky channels.
Three Reasons Appalachia’s Risk of Deadly Floods Keeps Rising
Aug 3, 2022 · The region’s mountainous topography puts communities at higher risk of getting swamped. And in some places, experts say, coal mining has left the landscape scarred and more prone to flash...
Flash Floods Swamp North Carolina - NASA Earth Observatory
Oct 4, 2024 · The combined rainfall from these two events, amplified by the area’s rugged terrain, produced deadly and destructive flash floods. Swollen rivers submerged entire communities, swamped farmland, unmoored buildings from their foundations, and …
What causes flash floods and why are they so dangerous?
Jul 11, 2023 · Flash floods develop when heavy rains hit in a short time. If there's more rain than the ground or sewage can absorb, that extra water flows downhill — a flash flood. Flash flooding can...
San Bernardino Mountains hit with flash floods, downpours go on …
Aug 14, 2022 · Heavy rainfall continues to cause havoc in Southern California’s mountain and deserts, including flash flooding that forced a San Bernardino County sheriff’s search and rescue team to help...
Mountains, Ice and Climate Change: A Recipe for Disasters
Feb 8, 2021 · The flash flood that killed dozens of people and left hundreds missing in the Himalayas of India on Sunday was far from the first such disaster to occur among the world’s high-mountain...
Deadly and Destructive Flash Floods: Tracing Hurricane Helene’s ...
Oct 7, 2024 · After Hurricane Helene, western North Carolina faced severe flooding that devastated communities, disrupted essential services, and left the region in a state of emergency. Satellite images from NASA and the ESA revealed the extensive damage, while ongoing recovery efforts highlighted the storm’s lasting impact.
Day 6 in the heart of Spain’s flood-devastated area: Still dazed …
3 days ago · In the Spanish town of Alfafar, in the flood-hit region of Valencia, volunteers and residents — some with shovels and others with wooden boards — push the watery mud to the drainpipes on Ciudad de Calatayud Street.On this avenue lined with houses whose innards lie piled up outside their front doors, looking like butchered animals, a woman points to a mountain of belongings covered in fresh ...
Flash floods claim 5 lives in Missouri, including 2 poll workers
3 days ago · LOUIS – At least three people were killed Tuesday after torrential rainfall led to flash flooding in central and eastern Missouri, impacting transportation and making it challenging for some voters to reach their polling place. According to the St. Louis County Police Department, preliminary investigations revealed that one of the victims ...