Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jefferson Parish’s Improved Flood Rating to Bring Cost Savings for Residents
Sep 17 2025 // Residents of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana could soon see a reduction in flood insurance premiums, after the parish improved its class rating for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Jefferson Parish’s...
Six States to Receive Federal Disaster Aid From Summer Floods
Sep 15 2025 // President Donald Trump has approved federal disaster aid for six states and tribes following storms and floods that occurred this spring and summer. The disaster declarations, announced Thursday, will allow federal funding...
Hong Kong Boosts Flood Management as Climate Change Fuels Heavy Rains
Sep 12 2025 // Two years ago, extreme rainfall inundated Hong Kong, turning roads into raging rapids, submerging cars and flooding malls, making it one of the city’s most costly weather events ever. When another round of...
New Texas Laws Ban Youth Cabins in Floodways, Require Camp Safety Plans
Sep 8 2025 // In the days and weeks following the death of his 9-year-old daughter, Lila, at Camp Mystic in the Texas Hill Country, Blake Bonner found himself wondering whether the tragedy was simply an unstoppable act of God, or if...
With Storms, Flooding and Potential FEMA Cuts, Parametric Flood Is on the Rise
Sep 4 2025 // With inland flooding, storm surge losses and government cutbacks on the rise, parametric flood insurance may finally be having a moment in Florida and elsewhere in the Southeast. “It’s starting to get some...
IPO Floodgates Open for Fall Season as Trump Tariff Worries Ease
Sep 3 2025 // A slew of companies across sectors ranging from crypto to consumer launched U.S. IPO roadshows on Tuesday, kicking off the post-Labor Day fall window as investor anxiety over U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs...
A Texas Congressman Is Helping Musk Pitch $760M Tunnel Project for Flooding
Aug 29 2025 // The devastating flooding in Houston caused by Hurricane Harvey in 2017 killed dozens of people, inundated hundreds of thousands of homes and left the community desperate for a solution. Since then, local flood experts have...
Heavy Rain Causes Flooding, Landslides and Deaths in Vietnam and Thailand
Aug 29 2025 // Heavy rain caused flooding and landslides Wednesday in parts of Southeast Asia, where at least eight deaths were reported in the aftermath of a tropical storm. Flooding occurred in several northern and central provinces of...
Hurricane Remnants Threaten Swiss Alps With Floods, Landslides
Aug 28 2025 // The remnants of Hurricane Erin will contribute to torrential rain across the Swiss Alps over the next two days, raising the risk of dangerous flooding and landslides. Switzerland’s state forecaster has issued the...
Texas Bill Would Levy Stricter Penalties on Camps Following Hill Country Flood
Aug 26 2025 // A bill that would tighten how youth camps are penalized for safety deficiencies and that would diminish the industry’s influence on a state advisory committee has gained traction in the Legislature. While Senate Bill...
Emergency Recordings Show Chaos of Deadly Texas Floods
Aug 25 2025 // Cries for help came from the pitch-black woods, from rooftops and from attics that shifted unsteadily as the water rose. Firefighters and police raced to help, having little guidance on where or how. Top emergency leaders...
Texas Lawmakers Advance Flood Bills With Grieving Parents in Attendance
Aug 22 2025 // Nearly seven weeks ago on July 4, the Guadalupe River raged out of its banks and killed more than 130 people, including two teenage counselors and 25 young girls at Camp Mystic who had been asleep in their cabins before...
How Hurricanes, Fires and Floods Put Drugs and Medical Supplies at Risk
Aug 22 2025 // When Hurricane Helene barreled across several southern states last fall, it destroyed homes and killed more than 150 people. The storm also took out one of the country’s main factories producing intravenous fluid...
Montpelier Flood Mitigation Plan Calls for Removing Dam, Restoring Floodplain
Aug 21 2025 // In Montpelier, city officials plan to remove the Pioneer Street Dam and restore a nearby floodplain. Together, the projects are predicted to have compounding positive effects that reduce flood risk in the city. The Pioneer...
Texas Senate Passes Bills Aimed at Improving Flood Safety
Aug 19 2025 // The Texas Senate quickly got to work Monday by passing several bills on the chamber’s desk as part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s agenda for the second special session of the year for the Legislature, focusing first on...
Temporary Barriers Spared Alaska’s Capital From Severe Flooding, Long-Term Fix Elusive
Aug 18 2025 // The glacial flooding that sent residents of Alaska’s capital city scrambling this week has become an annual ordeal for those who live along the picturesque river that winds from the nearby Mendenhall Glacier. This...
Northern China Flash Flood Kills 10, Xinhua Reports
Aug 18 2025 // At least 10 people died in a flash flood in northern China, state media reported on Sunday [Aug. 17], with two others still missing, as the East Asian monsoon continues to unleash atmospheric chaos across the world’s...
Chicago Launches Flood-Warning System as Rainstorms Intensify
Aug 15 2025 // Nedra Sims Fears still remembers the night years ago when her family home in Chicago flooded, sparking an electrical fire. Her father woke her up and rushed her outside into the pouring rain as smoke filled the rooms of...
West Virginia Will Finally Study How to Protect Communities After 2016 Floods
Aug 15 2025 // Nearly a decade after the deadly 2016 floods, West Virginia officials are moving forward with a study to look at flood mitigation measures across the Kanawha River Basin. Last month, Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced that...
Milwaukee Area Recovers From Record Rain and Flooding
Aug 14 2025 // The Milwaukee area began drying out Monday after weekend rain hit unofficial records in Wisconsin of more than 14 inches (36 centimeters) in less than 24 hours, leading multiple rivers to flood at record-high levels,...
