For North Carolina, Hurricane Florence Could Bring a Financial Reckoning
The state has bet against a megastorm for years, but now as Florence bears down on the state it could face a major money shortage to rebuild from the damage.
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Viewfinder: Monsoon Floods Engulf Southern India
Indian commuters travel in a truck to a safer place as flood waters ravage the National Highway 47 in the Ernakulam district of Kochi, in the Southern Indian state of Kerala, on August 16th, 2018.
Floods Strand Thousands in Myanmar (in Photos)
Heavy rains flooded Myanmar this week, displacing 150,000 people and killing at least 12.
Viewfinder: A Makeshift Shelter During Severe Floods in Okayama
People affected by the recent flooding rest at a makeshift shelter in Mabi, Okayama prefecture, Japan, on July 11th, 2018.
Could ‘Whiplash’ Weather Fluctuations Become California’s New Normal?
A new study finds that, by the end of the century, California's climate is expected to oscillate more frequently between extreme drought and deluge conditions.
Chatting With Fijians About Climate Change: ‘Sixty Years, and This Will Be All Under Water’
The rainy season seems to have arrived early in Western Fiji, but not every farmer is relieved.
Trump to Roll Back Obama-Era Flood Protections
The 2015 rule would require higher upfront construction costs, but would ultimately save lives.
America’s Latest 500-Year Rainstorm Is Underway Right Now in Louisiana
Observers are calling the record floods a “classic signal of climate change” — and high-resolution models predict another one to…