Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Too many homeowners think they don’t need flood insurance. Only about 27% of homeowners have it, according to the National ...

This surge of water during a spring tide, no less, overwhelmed the Dutch flood defenses at the time. Almost 500 breaches were punched in flood-control dikes, allowing the North Sea to spill into ...

Deadly floodwaters triggered by record rainfall in Australia’s northeast rose for a third day Monday as authorities warned flood-stricken communities to brace themselves for further destruction.

Almost 200 flood alerts and warnings have been issued across the UK as Storm Herminia continues to batter parts of the country. It comes after more than 100 people were evacuated following ...

Hundreds of people are in evacuation centres while 1,700 homes in north Queensland remain under threat of flooding. The Bureau of Meteorology says the weather system will gradually start to ease ...

Signed into law Jan. 4, this year’s package includes studies on increased flooding in the upper basin, flood mitigation ...

More than 10,000 properties remain without power. Loading... The flood disaster was yesterday marked by the tragic death of a woman who was killed when an SES boat capsized at Ingham Paluma Dam ...

The Flood Watch has been canceled for the entire state. A WIND ADVISORY has replaced the high wind warning that was posted for the summits of Haleakala. The summits of Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea ...

Floodwaters in Ingham are beginning to subside after the Herbert River rose beyond a 15.2m flood record set almost 60 years ago. Record-breaking rain has lashed north Queensland for days ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A woman has died in what could be the worst flooding on record for parts of north Queensland, with residents of six Townsville ...

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