Archive: Floods
Freedman: Increasingly Going to Extremes
As a swollen Mississippi River breached levees last week, the U.S. Climate Change Science Program released a report that warned of more heavy precipitation events and associated flooding in the coming years due to global climate change. The report, entitled "Weather and Climate Extremes in a Changing Climate," is possibly...
By Andrew Freedman | June 24, 2008; 10:00 AM ET | Comments (41)
Having Some Fun With Flood
The mighty Mississippi is still rising after record rains, and the impacts are being felt far and wide, from breached levees to record food prices to a dozen or so unlucky pigs. But it wouldn't be a true natural disaster (or just how natural is it?) without Jon Stewart poking...
By Dan Stillman | June 19, 2008; 10:45 AM ET | Comments (1)
The Rain-Soaked Records...
All three of the D.C. area's major airports set daily records for rainfall yesterday. The 2.63 inches at Reagan National breaks the old record of 1.48 inches set in 1924. The 3.73 inches at Dulles breaks the old record of 0.78 inches in 2006. And the 1.49 inches at Baltimore-Washington...
By Dan Stillman | May 12, 2008; 12:00 PM ET | Email a Comment
Update: Rain Pounding Region
*Flood warnings in effect area wide until 5:30 a.m. Monday morning* Midnight rain total update: 2.37" at Reagan National, 3.58" at Dulles Through 11pm, Reagan National had already received 1.92" of rain, with 3.22" at Dulles. Another 1-2" of rain may fall before this storm winds down tomorrow. Radar: Latest...
By Jason Samenow | May 11, 2008; 11:32 PM ET | Comments (11)
Alert: Flood Watch for Sunday Night
The Watch is in effect from Sunday night to Monday afternoon. From the National Weather Service: THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL OCCUR SUNDAY NIGHT ... AND END FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST MONDAY AFTERNOON. TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN WILL FALL ON TOP OF WET SOIL....
By Jason Samenow | May 10, 2008; 09:43 PM ET | Comments (6)
