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Since January, more than 3,100 flash flood warnings have been issued nationwide — the highest year-to-date total since ...
Summer has increasingly become a season marked by deadly disasters, underscoring the escalating volatility of our warming ...
Cloud seeding is a weather technique used to get more precipitation out of existing clouds. How do clouds form? To explain ...
Failing to translate flood forecasts into timely messages that tell people what they need to do to stay safe can have tragic ...
Even when floods can be anticipated, communicating their severity to the public is a tall order. Because flash floods are ...
Millions of people along the U.S. Gulf Coast are under a risk for flash flooding to end the week as a moisture-packed ...
Strong storms are expected throughout Illinois this week. Here's what's predicted in the north, central, and southern regions ...
Straighter, smoother streams flow more violently than those that meander due to a reduction in friction. Areas with steeper ...
Flash floods can start suddenly and become dangerous quickly. But there are steps you can take to protect yourself, both in ...
Flash flooding, tidal flooding and surge flooding differ in their primary causes, speed of onset and typical geographic.
A flash flood emergency is the rarest and most dire flooding alert that can be issued by the National Weather Service. Knowing what to do could save your life.
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with meteorologist Tom Di Liberto {DEE la-bert-oh} with the nonprofit news organization Climate Central about flash flood warnings preceding the deadly central Texas foods.