England Has 1.2M Buildings at Risk of Flooding With No Defenses, Study Shows April 15, 2026 By Olivia Rudgard A new study has found that 1.2 million buildings at risk of flooding in England currently aren’t included in any...
EPA Watchdog: Nation’s Most Contaminated Sites Vulnerable to Floods, Wildfires April 1, 2026 By Michael Biesecker and Jason Dearen Some 100 of the nation’s most contaminated toxic waste sites are in areas prone to flooding and wildfires, a potential...
Forecast Calls for 11–16 Named Storms, 2-4 Major Atlantic Hurricanes March 25, 2026 A new forecast calls for a “near- to below-historical-average” hurricane season in the Atlantic in 2026 with 11 to 16...
Florida’s Home Hardening Grant Plan Is Massive, Popular—and Flawed, Critics Say March 23, 2026 By William Rabb Florida’s $833 million My Safe Florida Home mitigation program is as popular as ever, providing grants for homeowners to harden...
Cyclone Forces Mine Closures as Winds Lash North Australia March 20, 2026 By Mary Hui, Paul-Alain Hunt and Ben Westcott Tropical cyclone Narelle struck Australia’s northern Queensland coast on Friday, bringing destructive winds and heavy rains that forced miners to...
Forecasters Say Planet-Warming El Niño to Form by September March 13, 2026 By Lauren Rosenthal Scientists at the U.S. Climate Prediction Center project a 62% chance that an ocean-heating El Niño would emerge during the...
UK Floods Raise Specter of ‘Mortgage Prisoners’ Across Banks February 23, 2026 By Alastair Marsh and Olivia Rudgard As the prospect of flood damage haunts an ever larger number of U.K. homes, the country’s banks are under growing...
Portugal Rolls Out $2.9 Billion Aid as Deadly Flooding Spreads February 6, 2026 By Sofia Horta e Costa Portugal approved emergency laws to speed reconstruction after deadly flooding as part of a $2.9 billion support package in one...
Another Cold Blast to Grip US Northeast, Testing Power Demand February 5, 2026 By Brian K. Sullivan and Naureen S. Malik The U.S. Northeast, including New York City, will get a brief touch of snow this weekend before a frigid blast...
Canceled FEMA Review Council Vote Leaves Flood Insurance Reforms in Limbo February 4, 2026 By Elias Vetter The Federal Emergency Management Agency has yet to release a long-anticipated final report from its Review Council after canceling a...