It doesn’t rain often in the desert, but when it does, the danger can be extreme. A Zurich study reviews what can be learned from devastating floods...

In Sahelian countries, a vast number of people are still affected every year by flood despite the efforts to prevent or mitigate these catastrophic...

The PERC report “Urgent case for recovery: what we can learn from the August 2014 Karnali River...

Extreme flooding from Hurricane Harvey (~100 km3, ~80 million acre feet, maf of rainfall) in Houston, Texas, US co-located with depleted aquifers...

Himalayan river basin is marked by a complex topography with limited observational data. In the context of increasing extreme events, this study aims...

In October 2015, South Carolina experienced days of torrential rains and severe flooding.The floods were a major disaster. Total losses have been...

This case study from communities in Nepal shows that it’s possible for even those with limited resources to better equip themselves to face flood...

This thesis employs a political ecological approach to examine the discursive, material, and ontological production of floods as disasters along...

Nepal is severely flood-prone and ranks 20th worldwide in terms of flood-affected population. Although it is widely acknowledged that both national...