A new study shows that river barriers, similar to those built by beavers, can protect areas at risk of flooding by storing water upstream.
Cloud seeding – spraying materials into clouds to increase precipitation – has been around for nearly 80 years. But only recently have scientists been able to measure how effective it really is.
An expert explains why the UK’s winter has been relatively calm.
Urban infrastructure was designed to take stormwater out to the ocean quickly. Now, California needs that precious water.
On average, Sydney and Rome get more rain than London each year.
Extreme weather is set to dominate our future – can collecting rainwater reduce the threat posed by both drought and flooding?
A climate scientist explains the forces behind the summer’s extreme downpours and dangerous heat waves, and why new locations will be at risk in the coming year.
As recent deluges in St. Louis and Kentucky show, flash flooding can happen in urban and rural areas, with deadly results in either setting.
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