Parts of New York’s Hudson Valley were hit with 10 inches of rain, and the mountains of Vermont – where runoff can quickly turn deadly – saw some its worst flooding since Hurricane Irene.

Breaching the Kakhovka Dam and reservoir had all the hallmarks of a scorched-earth strategy. Two expert observers of the Russia-Ukraine war explain this event’s destructive long-term effects.

In praise of messy rivers.

Homeowners in mostly white communities prefer to risk another flood rather than move to a more diverse neighborhood on safer ground.

Two disaster response experts mapped who gets FEMA buyouts and where they go.

Two disaster response experts mapped who gets FEMA buyouts and where they go. It turns out, they don’t go far.

It’s not a question of if insurance will become unavailable or unaffordable in high-risk areas – it’s a question of when. A disaster risk expert explains.

Flood risks are rising, yet communities may spend millions of dollars in federal infrastructure funding on systems that aren’t built to handle them.

Flood risks are rising, yet communities may spend millions of dollars in federal infrastructure funding on systems that aren’t built to handle them.

Flood risks are rising, yet communities may spend millions of dollars in federal infrastructure funding on systems that aren’t built to handle them.