Climate change is already putting the heat on insurance companies — Auckland’s floods could be a turning point
Around 5,000 homes were damaged across 25 suburbs, with more than 100 properties declared uninhabitable in the aftermath of the storm
Simply Put: 10, Drowning Street
Rising tides again destroy livelihoods in Bangladesh’s coastal areas
40-metre dam breaks in Sathkira; Difficult to survive after repeated losses, say residents
Importance of lakes not realised enough: Flood control chief
Sharad Chandra, director, flood forecast monitoring division, Central Water Commission, spoke to DTE on increasing instances of urban flooding&…
Floods in Nigeria: Building dams and planting trees among steps that should be taken to curb the damage
Some of the principal causes of flooding in Nigeria are rapid urbanisation, poor spatial planning and poor solid waste management
Kerala lacks a flood warning system: Government official
Flood warnings that don’t break the banks
Global number of weather disasters has increased by five times over the last 50 years
More people moved into high flood zones, exposing larger populations to water disasters: World Bank
Most countries, especially in East Asia, saw more settlements in regular flood zones, ultra-high flood zones than in dry areas
Kosi: How ‘Bihar’s sorrow’ moulds villages across her vast fan, year after year
People from the most influential castes and classes occupy the central and safest space in the village, while those from lower castes are …
Kerala battles worst floods since 1924, says CM
The floods in this monsoon season have caused the state a loss of Rs 8,316 crore
DTE Ground Report: Millions left destitute in northeastern Bangladesh three weeks after floods
Flood victims lacking basic essentials such as rice, fuel, cooking utensils; forced to live on roads
Mumbai deluge raises same old question: Why are Indian cities flooded again and again
Ignoring telltale warning signs and repeating past mistakes won't help.
Disaster insurance gains traction in East Africa as small-scale farmers in Kenya receive flood compensation
300 households in Kenya’s Tana River receive over $90,000 as compensation
Northern India floods will prompt insurance companies to hike premiums: Expert
Industry’s loss ratio will likely remain high at 75.2% in 2023
Slippery slopes: Why the Auckland storm caused so many landslides and what can be done about it
While climate change and the warming of oceans that pump-prime extreme weather events are certainly pressing issues, changing land use is also of …
IN PHOTOS: Tropical storm Ana kills at least 70 in Africa, disrupts lives of thousands
Double whammy for Madagascar that is already fighting food crisis
Devastating glacial lake outburst causes flash floods in Sikkim
At least 30 people have been reported missing in flash floods and six bridges have been washed away between Chumthang and Rangpo
It’ll take Assam 943 years to protect itself from floods at current pace of adaptation measures
Flood-prone Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Meghalaya will need 966, 935 & 996 years respectively
Sikkim floods: Why wasn’t early warning system set up at glacial lake known to be highly vulnerable? Experts ask
South Lhonak Lake that burst was one of the fastest expanding lakes in the region & its dangers were not unknown
In flood-prone Bihar, govt asks villagers to tweet potential threats
The state’s major rivers are all above danger levels and pose severe risks to flood-prone areas
Odisha’s Kandhamal evacuates people amid flood threat
Vamsadhara river at Kasinagar and the Baitarani at Rajghat breach danger levels
Is it climate crisis that fuelled flooding in Pakistan?
Sindh and Balochistan provinces of the country have received more rainfall than the historical normal in August
How climate change has increased flood events in India
Rise in temperatures would increase flood events in frequency during end of century (2071-2100), says a climate report
Menstruating during floods, a perspective from Assam
Managing periods can be extermely challenging when you are a woman living in a flood-prone area
Climate change was partly responsible for May floods, landslides in Brazil
7-day average rainfall had 1-in-500 chance, finds study; Current climate warmer by 1.2°C