At a Glance Torrential rain, as much as 4 inches an hour, fell Friday and Saturday.Residents of a flooded nursing home were among the victims.More than 2,000 homes remained cut off on Sunday. Flooding and landslides caused by unprecedented rain in southern Japan have left at least 35 people confirmed or presumed dead. Standing water and risk of more mudslides , according to the Japan Times. The victims include 14 residents of a nursing home that was flooded when a...

At a Glance A new model took into account current and future factors that affect flooding.It found millions of homes at risk in a 100-year flood.The data is part of a new, searchable tool. Millions of homes in the U.S. face substantial risk of flooding but their owners have no idea because federal flood maps do not fully represent the danger, according to a new national flood report from the First Street Foundation. The report created a of flood risk...

At a Glance A quarter of the Lower 48 is in drought this Fourth of July holiday.Dry conditions will increase the danger of setting off fireworks in some areas.At the same time, COVID-19 has led to nearly 16,000 professional fireworks displays being canceled. Across the nation, worries about spreading COVID-19 have led to hundreds of Independence Day fireworks celebrations being canceled. For those that will go on, especially in the Plains and the West, officials are dealing with another concern:...