A design created to handle an extra large tsunami and ground liquefaction is likely tougher than that required by river flooding. However, the design could model a good approach for handling unexpected rushing water deluges and the resulting debris that gets washed along with these deluges.

The floods show that a shift in mindset is needed for disaster preparedness and our warming world, writes Bill Weir, CNN’s Chief Climate Correspondent.

More than 111 people have died across six counties after flash flooding from heavy rain began affecting the state last week.

Texas leaders have faced a torrent of criticism ever since flash floods from the Guadalupe River on Independence Day decimated the Texas countryside, primarily ravaging rural Kerr County.

Study highlights a looming West Coast risk. The tsunami wave from an anticipated earthquake off the West Coast could reach 100 feet and permanently flood parts of the coast.