Greece's record rainfall and flash floods are part of a trend – across the Mediterranean, the weather is becoming more dangerous

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

Ioanna Stamataki, Lecturer in Hydraulics and Water Engineering, University of Greenwich • conversation
Sept. 8, 2023 ~6 min

Tropical Storm Hilary pounds Southern California with heavy rain, flash flooding

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.

Nicholas Grondin, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, University of Tampa • conversation
Aug. 18, 2023 ~8 min


Hurricane Hilary triggers Southern California's first tropical storm warning ever, with heavy rain and flash flooding forecast

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.

Nicholas Grondin, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, University of Tampa • conversation
Aug. 18, 2023 ~8 min

Hurricane Hilary triggers California's first tropical storm watch ever, with heavy rain and flash flooding forecast

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.

Nicholas Grondin, Assistant Professor of Geography, University of Tampa • conversation
Aug. 18, 2023 ~8 min

How climate change intensifies the water cycle, fueling extreme rainfall and flooding – the Northeast deluge was just the latest

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.

Mathew Barlow, Professor of Climate Science, UMass Lowell • conversation
July 11, 2023 ~5 min

Intense downpours in the UK will increase due to climate change – new study

A supercomputer spent six months projecting localised rainfall extremes decades into the future.

Elizabeth Kendon, Professor of Climate Science, University of Bristol • conversation
March 7, 2023 ~7 min

How flood forecasting in real time, with block-by-block data, could save lives

The majority of flood-related deaths involve vehicles in water. What if flood models could warn of the risks street by street using real-time storm forecasts? Machine learning can make it possible.

Valeriy Ivanov, Professor of Hydrosystems Engineering, University of Michigan • conversation
Jan. 18, 2023 ~8 min

Flood forecasts in real-time with block-by-block data could save lives – a new machine learning method makes it possible

The majority of flood-related deaths involve vehicles in water. What if flood models could warn of the risks street by street using real-time storm forecasts?

Valeriy Ivanov, Professor of Hydrosystems Engineering, University of Michigan • conversation
Jan. 18, 2023 ~8 min


2022's US climate disasters, from storms and floods to heat waves and droughts

Millions of people around the world suffered through deadly flooding and long-lasting heat waves in 2022. A climate scientist explains the rising risks.

Shuang-Ye Wu, Professor of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, University of Dayton • conversation
Dec. 20, 2022 ~9 min

2022's US climate disasters: A tale of too much rain – and too little

Millions of people around the world suffered through deadly flooding and long-lasting heat waves in 2022. A climate scientist explains the rising risks.

Shuang-Ye Wu, Professor of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, University of Dayton • conversation
Dec. 20, 2022 ~9 min

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