FEMA’s maps are essential tools for identifying flood risks, but they have significant gaps that limit their effectiveness.

Two massive disasters this year are leading some to grapple with the question of how to get officials and the public to care and take action.

More consideration is being made on an ordinance intended to strengthen protections for homes built in a floodplain in one ...

The articles highlight Florida's heightened flood risks. They discuss modernization efforts and policy changes to combat water issues.

Failing to translate flood forecasts into timely messages that tell people what they need to do to stay safe can have tragic ...

The federal government, through the Ministry of Environment, has issued a red alert over imminent flooding in 11 states, including Kano, Akwa Ibom, Adamawa, and Borno. The warning forecasts possible ...

The search for victims of deadly flooding in Texas Hill Country is headed into its third week as officials try to pin down exactly how many people remain missing and lawmakers prepare to discuss ...

Just days after the Texas floods, s tate Rep. Perry Warren (D-Bucks County) introduced a bill to require home sellers ...

Glen Mawr is a tiny community of 130 people and a smattering of homes next to Muncy Creek in Lycoming County. On Monday, a ...

The two lawmakers jointly reintroduced the Flood Insurance Relief Act on Thursday to give Americans a non-refundable tax ...

Several states are now recovering from recent severe flash floods. How out of the ordinary are these intense cloudbursts and flash floods? Is it getting worse, and what role is climate change playing?

People awoke from water rushing around them during the early morning hours of July 4, all along the Guadalupe River in the ...