Even scientists are shocked by the latest UN report on climate change
According to a Monday report on climate change from the United Nations, maintaining the Earth's temperature rise...
Flood frequency of the Amazon River has increased fivefold
New data suggest that flooding in the Amazon River has dramatically increased by as much as five times in both...
Hurricane Florence could cause dangerous floods of toxic sludge and animal waste
Torrential rains are not the only thing Hurricane Florence will bring once it hits landfall. The massive storm...
This 3D-printed device could help its users breathe underwater
Japanese designer and material scientist Jun Kamei has invented an underwater breathing device constructed with...
The US just experienced its hottest May on record
It's a familiar theme: each year, it seems, is the hottest year on record. The most recent climate change milestone...
High tide coastal flooding in US has doubled in the past 30 years
A new report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) finds that the frequency of coastal...
“Once-in-a-1000-years” flood batters Maryland town for the second time in two years
Ellicott City, Maryland was devastated in 2016 by a flash flood — the type of event that many people said happens...
This foldable, solar-powered skyscraper provides instant shelter in disaster zones
Skyshelter.zip is a mobile skyscraper that can be folded and transported to natural disaster zones. Polish designers...
California’s wild extremes of flooding and drought will only get worse as the planet warms
Between 2011 and 2017, California suffered through one of the worst droughts in its history. After the drought...
Unusual Dutch bridge embraces flooding in a thought-provoking way
Modern bridges are typically built at least a foot higher than the expected 50-year flood, but that’s not so...
“We are not prepared” for climate change—scientists issue bleak warning
Researchers have determined that countries around the world are failing to fulfill their greenhouse gas reduction...
DFA’s flood-proof towers could survive six feet of sea level rise in New York City
New York-based architecture firm DFA just unveiled plans for 19 cylindrical apartment towers that can survive six...
46 tons of Mardi Gras beads found clogging New Orleans catch basins
In New Orleans, clean-up crews have found 46 tons of Mardi Gras beads in the catch basins on St. Charles Avenue...
C.F. Møller’s Storkeengen tackles climate challenges in a Danish town
The modern age’s best landscape architecture projects aren’t one-trick ponies. C.F. Møller Landscape takes...
Shanghai’s sponge districts fight flooding with green space
Shanghai's Lingang District has installed major green spaces in an effort to improve the city's drainage and environment....
Rapidly strengthening Hurricane Maria bears down on Puerto Rico and the Caribbean
Hurricane Maria, which is forecasted to slam into Puerto Rico and neighboring islands within hours, has officially...
Houston Bike Share offers free bicycles to people who lost cars to Harvey
Houston Bike Share is distributing free bicycles to those who lost their vehicles in Hurricane Harvey. When the...
NASA researcher says Harvey flooding pushed Houston down two centimeters
Harvey unloaded around 33 trillion gallons of water in the United States, the weight of which is capable of bending...
Explosions rock Houston-area chemical plant following Hurricane Harvey flooding
Several explosions at a Houston-area chemical plant were reported on early Thursday morning, reportedly related...
1,200 dead, millions homeless due to flooding in India, Nepal, and Bangladesh
Monsoon rains have drenched India, Bangladesh, and Nepal in what some people are saying is the worst flooding disaster...
New Orleans doesn’t need a hurricane to be inundated with water
Almost $15 billion went towards flood protection in New Orleans in the aftermath of 2005's Hurricane Katrina. But...
Amazing elevated museum lets you stroll through the treetops in British Columbia
This angular museum meanders through a forest in British Columbia. Canadian firm Patkau Architects designed the...
Bangladesh raises storm danger to highest level as Cyclone Mora batters coastline
Bangladesh was still picking up the pieces after flash floods in April affected millions of people when a cyclone...
INHABITAT INTERVIEW: Water Architect Koen Olthuis on How to Embrace Rising Sea Levels
Sea levels are rising, floods are prevalent, and cities are at greater risk than ever due to climate change. Now...
14,000 forced from homes by flooding in San Jose, California
A series of heavy rainstorms has caused severe flooding near San Jose, California, forcing a mandatory evacuation...
Damaged Oroville spillway in California prompts mass evacuations
Winter storms continue to drench California, and over the weekend people living near Oroville in Northern California...
Record winter storm pounds California
California is battling one of the strongest winter storms the state has seen in years, prompting Gov. Jerry Brown...
72-ton elevating house lifts 5 feet into the air to escape flooding
Larkfleet Group has created a revolutionary Elevating House that literally rises above flood waters. In case of...
Severe flooding in Vietnam wreaks havoc as Typhoon Sarika threatens further destruction
Severe flooding caused a wave of destruction and death in Vietnam. At least 21 people have perished in the country,...
How to Prepare Your Home and Family for a Hurricane or Superstorm
After Hurricane Sandy, which devastated the East Coast in 2012, it’s more important than ever to make sure you,...