The Latest Breaking News on Floods

Meteorologists have downgraded an Atlantic storm system. But Florida’s coast still faces more floods

Florida’s eastern coast could see additional flooding impacts a week after Hurricane Milton tore through the state

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2024

Flood warnings in place as Storm Ashley set to hit Scotland

FLOOD warnings are in place across numerous parts of Scotland as Storm Ashley is set to batter the country with high winds and heavy rain over the…

The National (Scotland) · Oct 18, 2024

Five surprising ways that trees help prevent flooding

Think of flood prevention and you might imagine huge concrete dams, levees or the shiny Thames barrier. But some of the most powerful tools for reducing flood risk are far more natural and widely recognisable: woodlands and green spaces. Trees offer much more than beauty and oxygen. Here’s how trees…

The Conversation · Oct 17, 2024

Tennessee Hurricane Relief Volunteer Gets Armed Anti-FEMA Group to Leave, Return with Donations: 'You Can Say There's No Volunteers But I'm Standing In Front of You'

When a group of armed individuals confronted FEMA workers in Tennessee, a local volunteer diffused the tension, inspiring protesters to return with donations.

Latin Times · Oct 16, 2024

Wild weather forecast for almost half of Australia with severe thunderstorms and possible flash flooding

Bureau of Meteorology expects ‘damaging winds, large hail and heavy rainfall’ to strike large areas of the country, particularly in the west and south-east

The Guardian - AU · Oct 16, 2024

Family of Tennessee employee who died in Hurricane Helene flooding files wrongful death lawsuit

The family of a Tennessee employee who was killed by catastrophic flooding caused by Hurricane Helene has filed a wrongful death lawsuit

The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2024

Man arrested over alleged violent threat against Fema staff in North Carolina

William Jacob Parsons accused of ‘going armed to the terror of the public’ as Hurricane Helene relief workers targeted

The Guardian - US · Oct 15, 2024

North Carolina hurricane recovery team relocated amid threat of ‘armed militia’

Hurricane Helene federal emergency workers told to evacuate Rutherford county, Washington Post reports

The Guardian - US · Oct 14, 2024

Insurance is failing hurricane survivors: ‘People thought they were covered’

Flooding is separate from typical US home insurance and many homeowners are not adequately covered

The Guardian - US · Oct 12, 2024

If you let your flood insurance lapse and then got hit by Helene, you may be able to renew it

Residents in states hit by Hurricane Helene who had coverage through the federal flood insurance program but let it lapse before the storm hit may be able to renew it and still be covered from the impact

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2024