Traditional methods of communicating how likely an area is to flood focus on designating which zones are 'high risk.' This study suggests that this framing may give developers and homeowners a false ...

Common methods of communicating flood risk may create a false sense of security, leading to increased development in areas ...

An earlier major flood warning for the Logan River has since been downgraded, with the river peaking just below major flood level at Beaudesert on Thursday morning. A Watch and Act alert was ...

Photo: Infinity Flights Photography A person lost in flood water near Duckinwilla was found safe on Tuesday after wild weather and torrential rainfall lashed the Wide Bay Burnett, and another two ...

Song Gang, who oversaw the construction of Tesla Inc.’s Shanghai factory, is set to leave the automaker this week, according to people familiar with the matter. Song, who previously worked at ...

Thousands of people are without power and the Bureau of Meteorology has issued close to a dozen flood warnings for parts of the state. The Sunshine Coast hinterland town of Mapleton recorded more ...

While many coastal areas are becoming more prepared for hurricane and tidal flooding, inland flood risk is less understood or easily anticipated. These disasters underscore the importance of fast ...

A new island has emerged in Venice - thanks to recently installed city flood barriers. Bacan is a small stretch of land near the Sant'Erasmo island on the Northern Venetian Lagoon. It can only be ...

The number of at-risk properties could be even higher if more houses are built on floodplains, but could be lower if flood defences are improved. Currently, 6.3 million properties are considered ...

"According to NFIP regulations, homes that need ‘substantial improvements’ must be rebuilt to specific flood-resistant building code standards," explained Moody. "Essentially, this means that ...

KOTA BARU, Dec 16 — Nearly 37 villages within a five-kilometre radius of Sungai Kelantan, Sungai Nal, Sungai Pahi, Sungai Lebir, Sungai Durian, Sungai Pergau, Sungai Salor and Sungai Tebing in Kuala ...

WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - U.S. manufacturing activity contracted further in December, with a measure of factory output dropping to the lowest level in more than 4-1/2 years amid worries that ...