North Sea into southern parts of the Netherlands. T​his surge of water during a spring tide, no less, overwhelmed the Dutch ...

A growing number of extreme storms and heavy rainfall means more money is needed for flood defense, the UK government said.

The waters will rise slowly when the next great flood comes to Paris. There will be no flash flood that sweeps away infrastructure in an instant. Instead, the River Seine will creep up at a rate o ...

Meanwhile, the Environment Agency (EA) has issued over 100 flood warnings in England, most of which are in the North West. Now, 11 flood warnings are also active for north Wales, with 32 warnings ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Environment secretary Steve Reed is spending an extra £200mn on England’s flood defences as he tries to ...

Dozens of Heathrow flights cancelled as new Met Office warnings for wind and rain come into effect on Monday morning ...

You might be familiar with the Boston Tea Party, but for many Bostonians, there’s another food-centric event that comes to mind as they reflect on local history: the Great Molasses Flood.