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Flooding alters the environment in ways that favour malaria transmission.
Last year, intense rains saw Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre close to full. As Central Australia braces for floods, the salt lake could fill again.
Satellite remote sensing allows rapid, detailed disaster response and planning. But the rules governing who controls and has access to the data aren’t keeping up.
As the UK experiences high levels of rain, Somerset Levels in the south-west of England is trying to cope with extreme flooding and its consequences.
Behind this summer’s floods and slips is a simple signal we rarely talk about: humidity. As the climate warms, NZ will need to pay closer attention.
When times are tough, household brands and consumer rituals provide a source of comfort, reaffirming family identity and a sense of togetherness.
When floods happen, disadvantages mount and people fall further behind.
Four centuries on, scientists are still debating whether the catastrophic flood of 1607 was driven by a storm surge or a tsunami.
A run of damaging storms that has spoiled midsummer and caused floods and landslides isn’t bad luck, but a combination of local, regional and global drivers.
After a disaster, getting help from people who are distant and unaffected is crucial. This is how charities can encourage generosity through connection.
We have for too long persisted with approaches that seek to persuade, instruct, or direct people toward predetermined behaviours. Here’s a better way.
We must get used to the idea such events will become more common as the climate changes, and adapt accordingly.
Mangroves offer natural protection against flooding. Without them, communities are left vulnerable.
At the same time, Americans have been facing worsening storms, wildfires and deadly heat waves.
Levees protect more than 7 million buildings in the US today, yet they got a D-plus grade in 2025. A new study found 487 cases where rising water overtopped levees in the past 15 years.
Chaucer and Shakespeare lived through periods of weird weather not unlike what we are seeing today. So what can we learn from their writing?
Extreme rain wasn’t the only cause of Sumatra’s deadly floods. Years of forest loss, eroded soils, and weakened watersheds turned a storm into a tragedy — one that could repeat.
Governments and experts need to consider both the frequency and size of floods to better prepare for future ones.
Equatorial cyclones are rare. That’s one reason Cyclone Senyar has done so much damage in Indonesia and Malaysia.
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ARC Future Fellow and Associate Professor in Climate Science, ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Professor of Environmental Geography, CQUniversity Australia
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Professor of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, University of Dayton
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Professor and Director of the Institute for Water Research, Rhodes University
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Professor of Sociology, Rice University
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Senior Research Associate, Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), United Nations University
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Regius Professor of Meteorology and Climate Science, University of Reading
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Professor of Physical Geography, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University
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Professor Emeritus of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan
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Distinguished Scholar, National Center for Atmospheric Research; Affiliate Faculty, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Research Fellow, Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University
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Senior Research Fellow, The University Centre for Rural Health, University of Sydney
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Professor Emeritus of Risk Management and Insurance, Georgia State University
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Professor, Department of Forest Resources Management, University of British Columbia