Flood news
Stay updated with the latest global news on Floods, highlighting innovative strategies and community efforts aimed at preparedness and disaster response including reducing flooding and mitigating damage.
2026
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‘The danger and value of water are in my blood’: how rain fences are making Dutch homes more climate resilient, theguardian.com (Apr 09, 2026) - Why New York City Is Spending Millions on ‘Bluebelts’, insideclimatenews.org (Jan 02, 2026)
2025
[edit | edit source]- A New Jersey Buyout Program for Flood-Prone Homes Is a National Model, insideclimatenews.org (Dec 25, 2025)
- South Sudanese community fights to save land from relentless flooding worsened by climate change, apnews.com (Dec 14, 2025)
- Sea-Level Rise Accelerates in New Jersey, Raising Coastal Flooding Risk, Study Says, insideclimatenews.org (Nov 19, 2025)
- ‘The water came up to my waist but I carried on walking’. This is climate breakdown. This is Ruchira’s story, theguardian.com (Nov 14, 2025)
- In a new era of climate disaster, a tiny, resilient mountain village in New Mexico is teaching the world how to adapt, edition.cnn.com (Oct 01, 2025)
- How flood-ravaged Boston took on the climate deniers – and won, theguardian.com (Jul 24, 2025)
- New Documentary Explores the Natural Wonders of NYC’s Jamaica Bay Through One of Its Most-Beloved Characters, insideclimatenews.org (Apr 05, 2025)
- ‘Global weirding’: climate whiplash hitting world’s biggest cities, study reveals, theguardian.com (Mar 12, 2025)
- Study shows large social disparities in neighborhood flooding within Latin American cities, nature.com (Feb 10, 2025) — Policymakers must prioritize flood adaptation and recovery efforts in neighborhoods with lower socioeconomic status
- Women-led reforestation initiative in Uganda fights flooding, erosion, Innocent Kiiza, news.mongabay.com (Jan 23, 2025)
- Indigenous communities in the Philippines restore a mountain forest to prevent urban flooding, news.mongabay.com (Jan 20, 2025)
- Cheonggyecheon stream in Seoul has become an attraction – and helps with flood management, fighting air pollution and cooling the city, theguardian.com (Jan 17, 2025)
2024
[edit | edit source]- Valencia floods showed why coastal cities should restore their wetlands, theconversation.com (Dec 19, 2024)
- The sinking Louisiana town of Isle de Jean Charles was forced to pack up and move to safer ground. Many more US towns may soon need to follow in their footsteps, bbc.com/future (Jan 30, 2024)
2022-2023
[edit | edit source]- Climate migration may become "abandonment" as people flee flooding, axios.com (Dec 18, 2023)
- We rarely hear about the disasters that were avoided – but there’s a lot we can learn from them, theconversation.com (Nov 23, 2023)
- Why beaver-like dams can protect communities from flooding – new research, theconversation.com (Aug 21, 2023)
- A Community-Led Approach to Stopping Flooding Expands in the Chicago Region, insideclimatenews.org (Aug 15, 2023)
- ‘Peace of mind at last’: the Bangladeshi villagers digging their way out of the floods, The Guardian (May 04, 2023)
- How Pakistan floods are linked to climate change, BBC News (Sep 02, 2022)
- Climate change and rapid urbanization blamed for the worst flood in over a century in northeastern Bangladesh, Global Voices (Jun 29, 2022)
2018
[edit | edit source]- Jakarta, the fastest-sinking city in the world, BBC News (Aug 13, 2018)
See also
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Flooding can range from inconvenient to deadly, and often results from human activities. Clearing of vegetation (especially forest), paving ground so that it cannot absorb water, and discarding litter (especially plastic bags) into waterways, all exacerbate flooding.
Floods are one of the most common hazards in the United States. Flood effects can be local, impacting a neighborhood or community, or very large, affecting entire river basins and multiple states.
However, all floods are not alike. Some floods develop slowly, sometimes over a period of days. But flash floods can develop quickly, sometimes in just a few minutes and without any visible signs of rain. Flash floods often have a dangerous wall of roaring water that carries rocks, mud, and other debris and can sweep away most things in its path. Overland flooding occurs outside a defined river or stream, such as when a levee is breached, but still can be destructive. Flooding can also occur when a dam breaks, producing effects similar to flash floods.
Be aware of flood hazards no matter where you live, but especially if you live in a low-lying area, near water or downstream from a dam. Even very small streams, gullies, creeks, culverts, dry streambeds, or low-lying ground that appear harmless in dry weather can flood. Every state is at risk from this hazard.
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