A Texas coastal engineer says a simple home-buying decision saved his house from Hurricane Harvey — and could help other home-owners in flood zones

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In 2017, Hurricane Harvey ripped through Texas and Louisiana, causing significant flooding.

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2 sisters sued their insurer after it offered $5,000 to fix their wrecked home after a storm. They won $18 million.

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A stock image shows somebody mopping up water in a house flooded by a storm.

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Miami shows how a new kind of gentrification is coming to US cities

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Traditionally lower-income neighborhoods in Miami that are further inland and more elevated are seeing "climate gentrification" as higher-income people move in.

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Homeowners spent $600,000 on a Hail Mary to save their beachfront homes from flooding. The sand dune collapsed after 3 days, and saved the homes, but was it worth it?

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Salisbury Beach, MA sustained significant coastal erosion after a storm swelled tides to 13.5 feet on March 10, destroying a human-made dune funded by residents.

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Atmospheric river: Definition, relationship to hurricanes, potential benefits, and more FAQs answered

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A cyclone created by an atmospheric river approaches California in 2023.

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Life-threatening rain, floods, and mudslides rip through California

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California's governor declared a state of emergency as a severe storm system triggered record rainfall, intense flooding, and strong winds. The extreme weather caused mass evacuations and left half a million people without power.

Brazil's Amazon region has faced devastating flooding and drought. Dramatic photos show life in towns weathering the extremes of climate change.

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Left: Anama, Brazil, flooded. Right: Manaus, Brazil, dried up
Brazil's Amazon region has faced both devastating flooding and extreme drought.

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The 10 best places to live to avoid fires and floods from climate change

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A view of Pittsburgh's skyline and the Duquesne Incline.

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The 10 big US cities where climate change is likely to wreak the worst havoc by 2050

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Mia Herman sits on a fire hydrant as Hurricane Irma hits Miami in 2017. Miami is one of the US cities at the most risk of climate change.

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AI flood prediction could save lives as increasingly dangerous flooding threatens a fifth of the world

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A Brooklyn neighborhood experienced major flooding during Hurricane Sandy.

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