Does flood control actually make flooding worse?
The structures we build to protect ourselves from flooding may in fact be making it worse.
Mandatory evacuations in place in Santa Barbara due to fear of mudflows
Residents in the mandatory evacuation zones must be out by noon today.
Sinking Bay Area could double area at risk of flooding by 2100
Half of San Francisco International Airport will be flooded by 2100.
Midwest braces for record flooding as residents evacuate homes
Some areas have already seen the worst flooding in 45 years, with only more rain to come.
Flooding in Puerto Rico exacerbated Hurricane Maria damage
Only 1% of Puerto Rican households carried FEMA flood insurance prior to Hurricane Maria
How Hurricane Irma could be so destructive to Florida
If the city of Miami takes a direct hit from Hurricane Irma, losses could reach $200 billion
Hurricane Harvey flooding extent revealed
Here’s our first comparison of the flood footprint with the FEMA flood maps
The Remains of The Day: Reflections on Hurricane Harvey and City Planning
A look at Hurricane Harvey from a Houstonian’s perspective
Lack of flood insurance in Houston will lead to large losses following Hurricane Harvey
Only 15% of people in Harris County, which is home to the city of Houston, carry flood insurance.
Hurricane Harvey a test of resiliency for the Gulf Coast
Hurricane Harvey is the first Category 3 hurricane to hit the country in almost 12 years
Flash flooding hits northern Los Angeles County
The small town of Acton, California was significantly impacted by flash flooding yesterday.
Tropical Storm Cindy threatens to flood Shreveport and Mobile
Tropical Storm Cindy, the second tropical storm of the season, is expected to make landfall either tonight or tomorrow morning.
Breached levees: flooding extends beyond mandatory flood insurance zone
Heavy rainfall in the Midwest reached such levels that levees were overtopped and breached, leading to even more flooding.
Current Midwest flooding highlights strengths and weaknesses of FEMA mapping program
Recent flooding in the Midwest illustrates how areas at risk of flooding are not covered in the FEMA flood mapping program.
Does flood insurance need a life raft?
Currently the U.S. National Flood Insurance Program is $24 billion in debt.
La falla detrás de la catastrófica inundación Colombiana
By Ross Stein and David Jacobson, Temblor Check your flood risk Click here for english version Al final de la semana pasada, lluvias torrenciales en Colombia terminaron en deslizamientos …
The fault behind the catastrophic Colombian flood
The flooding in Colombia over the weekend was likely influenced by active faulting in the Colombian Andes.
Peru hit by worst floods in two decades
The significant flooding is due to El Nino conditions off the coast of Peru.
Should California abandon the National Flood Insurance Program?
California is considering leaving the National Flood Insurance Program in favor of a state-run program.
California floods continue to wreak havoc
Flooding in San Jose has forced the evacuations of thousands of residents, with no timetable on when they will be allowed home.
California deluge matches flood maps in Temblor
Most of the areas which have flooded have a 10% chance of flooding every decade.
Hurricane Matthew causes record flooding, matching FEMA flood maps
Even though Hurricane Matthew has long departed the eastern seaboard, various parts of the East Coast are still suffering from record flood conditions not seen since Hurricane Floyd in 1999.
Where will Hurricane Matthew cause the worst flooding?
By Gabriel Lotto, Temblor Check your hazard rank in Temblor Hurricane Matthew is bearing down on Florida, prompting governments to declare states of emergency and forcing millions of residents to …
What do the destructive Ecuador, Japan, Burma, and Italy quakes—and the Louisiana flood—all have in common?
Answer: They are the ‘one percent.’
Flood zone maps: Louisiana deluge had less than 1% chance of occurring per year
By Gabriel Lotto, Temblor The Louisiana floods, which have killed 13 people and damaged 40,000 homes, were the result of severe rainfall that drenched the Baton Rouge area. As much …
US Flood Maps: Do you live in a flood zone?
By Gabriel Lotto, Temblor Rivers are beginning to recede after several days of devastating flooding in Louisiana. On Tuesday, we showed how FEMA’s flood maps did a pretty good job …
Louisiana floods are “historic” but not surprising
By Gabriel Lotto, Temblor This weekend, record-breaking rainfall in Louisiana and Mississippi caused extreme flooding in the region. As of this posting, eight people have died and over 30,000 have …