Copenhagen is just one city among many around the world taking a novel approach to prevent repeated flooding. It is becoming a sponge. ~design urban planning Article 912 words 8 votes
‘Green roads’ are plowing ahead, buffering drought and floods ~enviro water Article 2011 words 9 votes
Bamboo rising: Lari Octa Green shelters by Yasmeen Lari in Sindh province, Pakistan ~design architecture Link 4 votes
Copenhagen is moving away from concrete and asphalt and towards softer, “spongier” settlements that work with the natural flow of the water cycle ~enviro climate change Video 10:53, published Oct 20 2023 8 votes
Flooding in Libya leaves 2,000 people feared dead and more missing after storm collapsed dams ~enviro Article 966 words 6 votes
As Hurricane Idalia caused flooding, some electric vehicles exposed to saltwater caught fire ~transport Article 591 words 14 votes
Burning Man attendees advised to 'shelter in place,' conserve food and water due to heavy rain ~enviro Article 357 words 61 votes
US Federal Emergency Management Agency funds run short - Vermont lawmakers lobby for emergency funding for flood damaged state ~enviro Article 1058 words 20 votes
In photos: Tropical Storm Hilary unleashes flooding and mudslides in California ~enviro Article 11 votes
Hurricane Hilary is expected to bring significant flooding to Baja California, southern California, and the southwest US ~enviro Article 3366 words 28 votes
Landslides, a stranded town and two deaths so far reported as extreme weather sweeps across southern Norway ~enviro Article 587 words 14 votes
One in five Texans lives in a floodplain, state’s first-ever analysis shows ~enviro Article 912 words 17 votes
Atmospheric rivers can cause catastrophic flooding and landslides but are crucial for water supply. In an era of increasing whiplash between flood and drought, can we learn to embrace the rains? ~enviro climate change water Article 5602 words 5 votes
Analysis rate of sea level rise and flood risk ~enviro climate change Article 1277 words, published Jul 12 2023 5 votes
Weather extremes are thrashing the world, and it’s just a taste of what’s to come ~enviro climate change Article 1405 words 15 votes
‘An insane amount of water’: What climate change means for California’s biggest dairy district ~enviro climate change water Article 1180 words 14 votes
Tulare lake is re-emerging in California, and farms and communities are going underwater ~enviro water Article 1635 words 7 votes
On this flooded island of homeless people, climate change has never been more real ~enviro climate change Article 1361 words 5 votes
Bomb cyclone hits California with flooding, high winds and heavy snow ~enviro Article 633 words 9 votes
The artificial island of Lynetteholm is meant to protect the Danish capital from floods and provide housing – but critics accuse the project of greenwashing ~enviro climate change Article 1419 words, published Dec 15 2022 4 votes
Mississippi River levels are dropping too low for barges to float ~enviro water climate change Article 1308 words 3 votes
Pakistan's deadly floods have created a 100km-wide inland lake, satellite images show ~enviro climate change Article 12 votes
How sand made from crushed glass rebuilds Louisiana’s shrinking coast | World Wide Waste ~enviro recycling Video 9:58 3 votes
The world has no choice but to care about India’s heat wave ~enviro climate change energy Article 1590 words 8 votes
A major quake in the Pacific Northwest, expected sooner or later, will most likely create waves big enough to wipe out entire towns. Evacuation towers may be the only hope, if they ever get built. ~enviro Article 1792 words 13 votes
Gathering storm: The industrial infrastructure catastrophe looming over America’s gulf coast ~enviro climate change Link 9 votes
Flood damage cuts all rail access to Canada's largest port of Vancouver ~enviro Article 409 words 15 votes
UN report warns of global water crisis (floods and droughts) amid climate change ~enviro water climate change Article 430 words 7 votes
US civil engineers bent the rules to give New Orleans extra protection from hurricanes ~engineering Article published Sep 2 2021 9 votes
Donald Trump’s US border wall, vulnerable to flash floods, needs large storm gates left open for months ~enviro Article 1854 words 7 votes
When will the Netherlands disappear? ~enviro climate change Article 2418 words, published Dec 16 2019 12 votes
Can Venice hold back the tide? Sea level rise, erosion and cruise ships are worsening their flood problem, and corruption has nearly scuppered the solution ~enviro water climate change Article 4227 words 8 votes
High tide in Venice reaches highest level in over fifty years, causing severe flooding and hundreds of millions of euros in damage ~enviro climate change Article 729 words 14 votes
The drowned lands of the Wallkill ~humanities.history Article 649 words, published Jul 20 2019 6 votes
Hurricane Dorian: Storm inches north west, leaving devastation in Bahamas ~enviro Article 1303 words 5 votes
It’s not in your head: Urban flooding is getting much more common ~enviro natural disasters Article 704 words, published Jul 23 2019 14 votes
This US heartland has been flooded for five months. Does anyone care? ~enviro Article 473 words 10 votes