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News Articles: flooding

Cars are stuck in mud and debris from flash flooding at The Inn at Death Valley in Death Valley National Park in California on Friday.

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  • Weather

Flash floods turn Death Valley muddy, stranding hundreds of visitors

Record rainfall trigged flash floods at Death Valley National Park that swept away cars, closed all roads and stranded hundreds of visitors and workers.

August 06, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Vehicles after a flood in July 2022 in Jackson, Ky. Deadly floods in the region were caused by very heavy rain.

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  • Climate

How climate change drives inland floods

As the Earth heats up, heavy rain is getting more common across the United States. That means more severe floods happen more often.

August 03, 2022
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By:
  • Rebecca Hersher
High tide flooding in downtown Annapolis, Md., in 2021. The number of days with high tide flooding is accelerating on the East and Gulf coasts.

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  • Climate

Floods are getting more common. Do you know your risk?

Climate change means more rain and higher seas, which adds up to more flooded homes. Even a small amount of water indoors can cost a lot.

August 03, 2022
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By:
  • Rebecca Hersher
Water rescue teams travel overflowed Troublesome Creek on Friday to rescue people that have been stranded since Wednesday night in Lost Creek, Ky.

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  • Weather

Record flooding in Kentucky and Appalachia kills more victims as searches continue

Major floods have devastated Eastern Kentucky and parts of Virginia and West Virginia. The death toll continues to climb as search and rescue teams cover the affected areas.

July 29, 2022
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By:
  • Shauneen Miranda
Damage from flooding is shown in the Whitewood community of Buchanan County, Va., on Wednesday.

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  • National

Virginia flooding damages more than 100 homes and leaves 40 people unaccounted for

There are no confirmed deaths or injuries in the remote pocket of southwest Virginia hit by flooding. It impacted several small communities in a county that borders West Virginia and Kentucky.

July 14, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Kristin Groener's downstairs neighbor escaped his flooding apartment without his car keys, which meant he wasn't able to move his vehicle before the street sank.

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  • Weather

How a Montana community is faring after devastating floods hit the area last month

Red Lodge, Mont., is still recovering after devastating floods hit the area in mid-June. Many businesses and locals are worried about surviving with hampered tourism and little insurance compensation.

July 12, 2022
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By:
  • Halisia Hubbard
The Manly Ferry makes its way through heavy swells across Sydney Harbour, Australia, Sunday, July 3, 2022.

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  • World

Heavy rains, floods prompt evacuations of Sydney suburbs

Thousands of residents in Sydney suburbs were told to evacuate their homes on Sunday after heavy rains caused floodwaters to rise and rivers to overflow.

July 03, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Conceptual map of Wetlands Preserve Park in Savannah's Canal District

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  • Environment

Savannah to build new interpretive nature trail as part of proposed Wetlands Preserve Park

The park is meant in part to mitigate flooding in the city's low-lying Canal District, home of the new Enmarket Arena.

June 10, 2022
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  • Benjamin Payne
Flooding covers a road in coastal Brunswick.

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  • News

Dethroning 'king tide' and other fluid, ill-defined flood terms

A Georgia project aims to change the unfocused way we talk about flooding.

May 23, 2022
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  • Orlando Montoya
A chemical plant near Lake Charles, La., burns after sustaining damage from Hurricane Laura in August 2020. A new analysis finds about one third of hazardous chemical facilities in the United States are at risk from climate-driven extreme weather.

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  • Climate

Climate change threatens nearly one third of U.S. hazardous chemical facilities

The facilities are located in every state, and are threatened by floods, hurricanes and wildfires that can cause dangerous leaks and explosions, according to a federal watchdog.

March 02, 2022
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  • Rebecca Hersher
Downtown Wilmington, N.C., after Hurricane Florence made landfall in 2018. Storms like Florence, with both heavy rain and very high tides, are projected to get more common as the Earth gets hotter.

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  • Climate

A new study predicts a huge increase in catastrophic hurricanes for the northeastern U.S.

When hurricanes cause both extreme high tides and heavy rains, devastating floods ensue. Such storms will get much more frequent by the end of the century, according to a new study.

February 03, 2022
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By:
  • Rebecca Hersher
On the front lines of global warming, evacuees from Lytton, a western Canadian village destroyed by wildfires in June, are detached and bitter about the September 20 snap elections.

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  • World

A church retreat came to the aid of Canada's latest disaster survivors

British Columbia experienced major disasters this year that scientists say show the intensifying effects of climate change. Many of those affected by fires and floods took shelter at Camp Hope.

December 11, 2021
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By:
  • Emma Jacobs
Nyayua Thang, 62, left, stands waist-deep in the floodwaters in front of an abandoned primary school in South Sudan. Members of her village, displaced by extreme flooding as a result of heavy rainfall, are using the building as a refuge. Only small mud dikes at the entrance of the door are keeping the water out. (November 2020)

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  • Photography

Prize-winning photos capture the grit and suffering of flood survivors in South Sudan

The photo series Unyielding Floods recently won its fifth award this year. It captures the strength and hardship of those affected by flooding of biblical proportions in South Sudan.

November 20, 2021
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By:
  • Diane Cole
Heavy rainfall makes for a stormy Times Square outing Wednesday in New York City.

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  • Weather

Ida Brings Historic Flooding To The Northeast, Killing More Than 40 People

Record-breaking levels of rainfall in New York City, parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania flooded roadways and affected travel throughout Wednesday evening into Thursday.

September 02, 2021
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz and
  • Bill Chappell
Destroyed houses are seen in Schuld, Germany, on July 15 after devastating floods hit the region.

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  • Climate

Western Europe Can Expect More Heavy Rainfall And Fatal Floods As The Climate Warms

The World Weather Attribution initiative has issued a report that said July's historic flooding in Europe is more likely to happen today due to global warming.

August 27, 2021
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
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