flooding
As flooding increases along the Mississippi, how should communities respond?
Residents, environmentalists, engineers and government agencies agree that they need a coordinated strategy to manage flooding.
The Dutch have advice on how Houston can plan for future flooding events
Floods and landslides kill over 1,200 in South Asia
A village's first female chief ended illegal logging with spies and checkpoints
Need the latest news on flooding? In Jakarta, there's an app for that.
Pakistanis rush to relief efforts after devastating floods in Punjab
Severe flooding has killed more than 240 in Pakistan and forced thousands more from their homes. With the Pakistani government wrapped in its own political drama, ordinary citizens have taken a central role in relief efforts and documenting the tragedy.
The worst flooding in a century in the Balkans is uncovering another menace — landmines
Bosnia still has about 120,000 unexploded landmines from the war that raged there in the early 1990s. Now, after a week of heavy rains, flooding and landslides, those mines are on the move.
The British government says climate change is likely behind its wettest winter ever
Britain's top climate scientist says record rains and floods lashing the UK this winter are almost certainly due in part to climate change. And she warns the country better prepare for more ahead.