One village recorded 1.5 year’s rain in 18 hours.

An expert in disaster law explains the steps for securing aid, what to do if everything is lost and the deadlines to watch.

A lack of weather radar stations means Africa is being hit hard by extreme weather events.

A new study shows that river barriers, similar to those built by beavers, can protect areas at risk of flooding by storing water upstream.

Forecasters warned of ‘potentially historic rainfall’ and ‘dangerous to locally catastrophic flooding.’ A hurricane scientist explains what El Niño, a heat dome and mountains have to do with the risk.

Forecasters are warning of a destructive storm for Mexico and the US Southwest – with El Niño, a heat dome and the mountains all playing a role.

Forecasters are warning of a destructive storm for Mexico and the US Southwest – with El Niño, a heat dome and the mountains all playing a role.

Across the world, elderly people tend to be the most vulnerable to climate-related disasters.

An engineer who managed dams for years explains the tradeoffs operators make as they decide when to release water and how much to stay safe.

More extreme rainfall and frequent storms are raising the risk that floodwaters could spill over dams, or that dams could fail.