A "100-year flood" means a 1% chance of that level of flooding happening each year. Houston saw three 500-year flood events within three years from 2015 to 2017, including Hurricane Harvey.

Levees are built to control nature, but nature often wins, as it did during the Pájaro River flood. The consequences of its decisions can be deadly. The most horrific failure in recent memory ...

The Environment Agency said high tides overnight were expected to be higher than usual Flood warnings have been issued by the Environment Agency due to high tides expected in Kent and Sussex.

The flood watch includes the following counties across Southeast Texas: Wharton, Jackson, Matagorda and Brazoria. TRACK INCOMING STORMS: Know where heavy rain is falling by checking out the ...

JOHOR BARU: The number of flood victims in Johor has seen a drastic spike, with over 10,000 people evacuated as of Friday (March 21) morning. According to the Johor Disaster Management Committee ...

At 2.45pm, PUB issued a flash flood risk alert for Mountbatten Road/Jalan Seaview. “Due to heavy rain, please avoid this location for the next one hour”, the agency said. The National ...

The City of Drummondville declared a state of alert Monday, advising residents in flood-prone areas near the rising Saint-François River to leave their homes. Drummondville is just one of ...

Major flooding is occurring across western Queensland, with some levels higher than the 1974 flood. The town of Adavale has been evacuated as well as multiple properties across the west.

Another deluge has hit parts of Queensland's west, where more residents have been evacuated and rescued from floodwaters. Premier David Crisafulli has visited Longreach, announcing financial ...

ATHENS, April 1 - Schools and kindergartens were closed on several Greek islands including Paros and Mykonos on Tuesday after severe weather brought torrential rain, flooding and hailstorms to the ...

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