More than 20 million people in eight counties under state of emergency, including San Diego and Los Angeles

Residents in Northern California on Monday (5 February) assessed damage from a powerful storm that downed trees, caused flooding and cut off power to residents. Powerful winds knocked down a giant eucalyptus tree that landed on the home of Joyce and ...

The extreme weather and record rainfall turned hillsides into cascading mudflows, leaving many displaced and hundreds of thousands without power

The second of back-to-back atmospheric rivers battered California on Sunday 4 February, flooding roadways and knocking out power to more than 355,000 people and prompting a rare warning for hurricane-force winds. As the state braces for what could be ...

‘Streams and small rivers, as well as the Los Angeles River through the San Fernando Valley and metro LA will rise quickly and turn into very dangerous raging rivers,’ forecasters say

Order to leave 4% of land fallow to encourage biodiversity waived for year in light of cash squeeze caused by flooding, drought and heatwaves

MSF begins vaccine drive against incurable disease, which is spread via dirty water and kills thousands of pregnant women

AI-generated porn, fuelled by misogyny, is flooding the internet, with Taylor Swift the latest high-profile casualty. Victims say social media platforms are failing to take it down – will they now start taking it seriously?

The UK was lashed by Storm Isha and Jocelyn recently that caused severe flooding

Tens of millions have been spent on human-made defences over the years, but the impact of the climate crisis means flooding is inevitable

A woman in California has been rescued from an overturned truck that was marooned in a raging creek overnight. The unnamed driver had tried to cross a flooded road but her truck got washed into a creek and was flipped over. According to the fire serv ...

Emergency officials helped people to safety in San Diego on Monday (22 January) after torrential rain caused significant flash floods, overturning vehicles and leaving people stranded. Footage from the aftermath of the storm shows abandoned cars pile ...

The National Weather Service said it was the wettest January day since records began in 1850

A resident in Santa Cruz swapped swimming in the ocean for swimming in the street on Monday morning (22 January). Torrential rain dumped waist-deep floodwater on the California city and footage shows a man splashing around in the road. Major flooding ...

Flash floods inundated homes and overturned cars in San Diego on Monday 22 January, as torrential rain swept through California. The intense rainfall swamped roads, stranded drivers and forced multiple water rescues. In footage shared across social m ...

Flood alerts are in place in Richmond, Chiswick and Brentford

The Thames Barrier was shut for six hours to limit the effects of flooding

Farmer reports race against clock to pull vegetables from ground before they rot after growing underwater due to flooding

Growing of sprouts, cauliflower, cabbages and leeks made harder by poor weather and flooding

Several properties in Hackney Wick were flooded, with possessions, work equipment and furniture destroyed