The most comprehensive geological review ever undertaken of the upper U.S. Gulf Coast suggests that a combination of rising seas and dammed rivers could flood large swaths of wetlands this century in one or more bays from Alabama to Texas.

With the first wave of clean-up efforts behind them, residents of communities affected by this year’s Midwest floods may find hope in a University of Illinois study on the economic impact of the 1993 flood that devastated much of the same region.

People living near vulnerable creeks and rivers along Colorado's Front Range may soon get advance notice of potentially deadly floods, thanks to a new forecasting system being tested this summer by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colo.

The Ministry of Land and Resources Wednesday ordered its provincial offices to prepare for possible natural disasters triggered by extreme weather conditions.

Bristol University is asking people who were caught up in the floods that hit Gloucestershire last year for their accounts of the event. A new initiative – The Gloucestershire Floods Project – aims to record and document their experiences and memories to build a lasting record of how the floods affected those living in the area.

Recent monsoonal rains and wind have caused serious damage to homes, buildings and crops across East Timor.

Hundreds of Emerald residents are being allowed to return to their homes today as flood waters begin to recede in the central Queensland township.

While flooding in California's Central Valley is "the next big disaster waiting to happen," water-related infrastructure issues confront almost every community across the country, according to engineers at the University of Maryland's Clark School of Engineering in separate reports to California officials and in the journal Science.

Floods in Papua New Guinea have killed 153 people, and dozens more have been declared missing, regional media said on Wednesday.

Decomposed bodies littered B'desh's cyclone ravaged southern coastline sparking fears of epidemic as authorities struggled to provide relief to lakhs of homeless survivors that has so far claimed 3,000 lives.

The death toll in central Vietnam following six days of flooding has risen to 48, and rains are expected to continue, the national flood and storm control department said on Friday

At least 28 people have been killed in Vietnam by Typhoon Peipah, which continues to wreak havoc on already flooded areas of central Vietnam, a disaster official said on Tuesday.