Floods

This Week in Disasters: Fire and Water

Elena DeBré

March 13, 2021 9:04 AM

Hurricane Sally Gains Strength, Hits Gulf Coast as Category 2 Storm

Elliot Hannon

Sept 16, 2020 9:37 AM

The Trauma From the Pandemic and the Hurricanes Will Long Outlast the Destruction

Jamie Smith Hopkins and Dean Russell

Aug 28, 2020 9:00 AM

The Weird American Story of Why My Hometown Is Underwater

Ben Mathis-Lilley

May 21, 2020 11:59 AM

Venice’s Flooding Has Become Another Tourist Attraction

Shannon Palus

Nov 22, 2019 7:17 PM

Jaw-Dropping Scenes of Venice Underwater After Historic Flood

Elliot Hannon

Nov 13, 2019 7:46 AM

Iowa Man Finds a Five-Inch-Deep Pool of Blood in His Basement

Matthew Dessem

Oct 17, 2019 2:04 AM

When Will the Mississippi Come for New Orleans?

Henry Grabar

June 18, 2019 5:45 AM

Climate Change Isn’t Solely to Blame for Midwest Flooding

March 21, 2019 5:00 AM

Chicago Dug the World’s Biggest Flood-Stopping Tunnel. What if the City Got It Wrong?

Henry Grabar

Jan 02, 2019 5:50 AM

How We Built Our Way Into an Urban Flooding Epidemic

Henry Grabar

Nov 29, 2018 12:57 PM

Houston’s Sprawl May Have Slowed Down Hurricane Harvey—and Made It Worse

Henry Grabar

Nov 21, 2018 7:08 PM

What if the Only Way to Save Houston From Flooding Is to Destroy Part of It?

Henry Grabar

Aug 30, 2018 1:03 PM

Devastating Flooding Kills 179 People in Japan

Sofie Werthan

July 11, 2018 2:57 PM

The Maryland Flooding Is a Warning: The Danger Is Rain, and We’re Making It Worse

Henry Grabar

May 29, 2018 2:56 PM

Could Houston Have Engineered Its Way Around a Harvey-Size Storm?

Adam Rogers

Sept 01, 2017 1:41 PM

The Arcane, Fascinating Academic Debate That Helps Explain Why We Didn’t Prepare for Hurricane Harvey

Will Oremus

Sept 01, 2017 5:45 AM

Houston Wasn’t Built for a Storm Like This. It Won’t Be Next Time Either.

Henry Grabar

Aug 27, 2017 10:05 PM

Catastrophic Floods Devastate Houston as Harvey Death Toll Rises

Daniel Politi

Aug 27, 2017 5:30 PM

These Videos Illustrate How Harvey’s Floodwaters Are Devastating Houston

Daniel Politi

Aug 27, 2017 4:14 PM

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