Longer breaks could mitigate some effects of extreme weather due to the climate crisisI will confess that my sleepy heart sang when I read the news that the National Trust would be introducing siestas for its staff. My people, I thought. A French frien…
Europe’s July floods: So rare and extreme, they’re hard to study
One river basin might have seen a 1-in-15,000-year event.
Beavers to make ‘cautious’ return to England with legal protection
The government is launching a consultation on more reintroductions to the wild after a successful trial in DevonBeavers will be released into the wild under government proposals to support a “cautious” return of the semi-aquatic mammals to English rive…
Tennessee floods death toll rises to 22 as Biden offers help
Record rainfall fueled flash floods in rural town of WaverlyGovernor surveys devastation as families seek missingAt least 22 people were confirmed dead on Sunday as rescue crews searched desperately amid shattered homes for dozens still missing after r…
At least 10 dead and dozens missing in Tennessee floods
Homes and roads washed away in middle TennesseeParts of state receive quarter of annual rainfall in a morningCatastrophic flooding in Middle Tennessee left at least 10 people dead and dozens missing as record-shattering rainfall washed away homes and r…
A midwestern town moved uphill to survive climate crisis. Can others do the same?
The relatively well-off bedroom community of Valmeyer, Illinois, could afford to relocate – but moving isn’t as easy for less affluent townsWhen Valmeyer, Illinois, was hit by the great flood of 1993 and faced obliteration, residents made an unexpected…
FloodMapp wants to predict where water goes before it washes away your home
Floods are devastating. They rip asunder communities, wipe out neighborhoods, force the evacuation of thousands of people every year, and recovering them can take years — assuming recovery is possible at all. The U.S. government estimates that floods in recent decades (exclusive of hurricanes and tropical storms) have caused an estimated $160 billion in damage […]
Flooding death toll passes 57 in Turkey’s Black Sea region
People thought to be trapped in collapsed buildings in Bozkurt as rescuers search for survivorsFamilies of those missing after Turkey’s worst floods in years anxiously watched rescue teams search buildings on Saturday, fearing the death toll from the r…
Million urged to seek shelter as floods and landslides hit Japan
Authorities in Hiroshima and northern Kyushu issue evacuation alert amid unprecedented rainfallMore than a million people have been urged to seek shelter as torrential rain triggered floods and landslides in western Japan, leaving at least one dead and…
Turkey flooding death toll reaches 38 as Erdoğan tours disaster zone
Rescuers sift through rubble for victims and survivors as country reels from floods and wildfiresThe death toll from Turkey’s flash floods has risen to 38 as emergency crews searched for more victims and survivors in the devastated Black Sea region jus…