Floods are one of the most common and expensive natural disasters around the world. They can happen because of heavy rain, ...

Flooding is the most common natural disaster, with 44% of disasters associated with it worldwide. It affected more than two billion people worldwide between 1998 and 2017. In 2021, after heavy ...

"It was probably the most intense cyclone to hit Fiji on record ... Leeves, a senior geotechnical and natural disasters engineer at Tonkin + Taylor, based in Auckland, New Zealand, recalls ...

Natural disasters not covered by home insurance Flooding is one of the most common disasters homeowners face — and it’s not covered by standard home insurance. Whether caused by heavy rain ...

This extreme weather event is yet to be categorised as either a tornado or a “landspout” by the SA Weather Service and, while South Africa isn’t historically known as a tornado hotspot, it would be ...

1. What is a flood and what causes them? Floods are the most common and widespread of all weather-related natural disasters to occur in the UK and overseas. Flooding happens when water overflows onto ...