Venice’s worst flood in 50 years blamed on climate change
Venice is inundated with floodwaters, with more than 85 percent of the city, including its historic basilica and...
Elevated bamboo housing protects an Indian community from floods
After the catastrophic 2017 Northeast India floods ravaged the state of Assam, the nonprofit SEEDS (Sustainable...
TREDJE NATUR develops sidewalk tiles to capture and reuse water runoff
As the saying goes, when it rains, it pours. And when it pours, streets flood. This causes problems with the infrastructure...
Congress reports U.S. will lose $54 billion annually to storms
A recent report from the Congressional Budget Office predicts an alarming $54 billion in hurricane and flood damage...
Get serious about climate change with this board game
For years, concerned environmentalists have been warning decision-makers to stop playing around and get serious...
Low-income housing in flood zones traps families in harm’s way
Nearly one out of every 10 low-income housing projects is in a flood zone. In Houston, residents of a government-subsidized...
National Weather Service claims 2019 flooding could cause record-breaking damage
The historic flooding that has been devastating the Midwest may be just the beginning of an ongoing trend. Last...
Climate change causing Nebraska’s worst floods on record, damage visible from space
Amid growing concerns about the negative effects of climate change, Following historic levels of rainfall and flooding,...
Man-made climate change now at the level scientists call ‘five-sigma’
Scientists are warning that the proof for man-made climate change is now at a gold standard level. The announcement...
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...