Why 2025 Flash Floods Are Breaking Records Across the U.S.

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2025 has seen a relentless wave of flash floods across the U.S., from Texas and Kentucky to New York City. With rivers rising faster than ever and rainstorms hitting harder and more often, this year is breaking all the wrong records. What’s driving this surge in extreme weather? From sky-high humidity to repeated storms and climate change, here’s why America is flooding like never before. WooGlobe Ref : WGA835167 For licensing and to use this video, please email licensing@wooglobe.com

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00:002025 has been a year of water fury across the U.S., and it's not letting up.

00:05On July 4th, Texas's Guadalupe River rose nearly 10 meters in just two hours.

00:11Over 100 lives were lost in one of the deadliest flash floods in U.S. history.

00:16And that's just one of many.

00:17A town in Kentucky was drenched with 340 mm of rain in three days.

00:22New York City's subway became a river.

00:25North Carolina's Haw River reached historic highs.

00:28What's behind all this chaos?

00:30This year alone, the U.S. has already seen more than 3,200 flash flood warnings—nearly

00:36a full year's worth in just seven months.

00:38The biggest culprits?

00:40Sky-high humidity, unstable weather systems, and repeated storms hitting the same areas

00:45before the ground can recover.

00:48Tropical storms like Barry and Chantal unleashed wave after wave of rain.

00:52Training thunderstorms—storms that park over one spot—only made things worse.

00:57The soil saturated—rivers are full.

01:00And even places like New Mexico saw deadly floods due to dry, non-absorbent land.

01:05Climate change is turning extreme into the new normal.

01:08And 2025 is proof that our systems are struggling to keep up.

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