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Deadly floods on July 4 highlighted Texas' vulnerability. A state study found Texas leads the nation in flood-related property damage and fatalities. So what is it doing about that?
Clear-cutting can make catastrophic floods 18 times more frequent with effects lasting more than 40 years, according to a new UBC study.
A sprawling tropical system churning toward the Gulf Coast threatens to bring significant rain and flash flooding this week to a large swath of the southeast, from the Florida panhandle to Louisiana ...
The Trump administration has paused work on a new database that would provide Americans with precise estimates of the ...
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha sued the Trump administration on July 16 to stop the termination of a multibillion-dollar grant program aimed at protecting communities against natural ...
Erin Davis/Axios Visuals Storms sweeping through the U.S. this summer have dumped intense rain on cities across the country, left towns flood-ravaged and forced water rescues. The big picture: ...
The State Flood Plan, published last year, identified $54 billion in flood mitigation, warning and data needs. The state has ...
Florida and the central Gulf Coast face a risk of flash flooding in the coming days. A summer camp in Central Texas serving disabled youths reopened barely a week after the flooding. An army of ...
Texas state climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon said the deadly flooding in Kerr County over July Fourth weekend was not caused ...
The National Hurricane Center has highlighted an area it's watching in the Gulf. Right now, there's a low chance for ...
For many families, the most serious warnings about the deadly and raging torrent in Texas Hill Country on July 4 came too ...
While most homeowners insurance policies do cover water damage from sudden, accidental events inside the home (like a burst pipe or a leaking appliance), they generally exclude any damage caused by ...