TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council has begun working on a new Coastal Master Plan, which will map the flood risk for seven area coastal counties and propose resiliency projects, ...

The flood hazard zones are marked in blue. Homes in these areas with federally backed mortgages are required to have flood ...

LOS ANGELES — A powerful storm with the potential for life-threatening flash flooding is moving onshore over California early Wednesday, threatening to be one of the wettest Christmas Eve-to-Christmas ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Level 3 “Go Now” evacuation notices are in place for parts of Clackamas County in Oregon amid major flooding and localized landslides brought on by intense rains from the ...

How much rain fell? Get the latest forecast. The National Weather Service has refined its outlook for flooding it predicted would come the night of Thursday, Dec. 18. NWS now predicts two rivers in ...

Against the backdrop of global climate change, the increasing frequency of flooding events is imposing greater demands on urban flood prevention systems. Traditional approaches to allocating flood ...

Skagit County has been hit by multiple waves of catastrophic flooding over the past week. Amid the devastation, there is a bright spot: A floodwall in Mount Vernon successfully held off the Skagit ...

Federal water managers will reduce water levels behind the John Day Dam on the Columbia River this week ahead of another atmospheric river storm set to make it over the Cascade Mountains on Thursday.

A new study finds that many homeowners face a higher flood risk than they expect. It’s a prospect that raises questions about the accuracy of government flood maps that determine insurance coverage, ...

Esco Bell walked the length of Mount Vernon’s 1.7-mile floodwall just after midnight on Friday, watching the water creep up to the brim of the only barrier separating the surging Skagit River from the ...

Discover the alarming threat as a NOAA map unveils US cities at risk of flooding due to rising sea levels. Find out how experts suggest tackling this crisis. Donald Trump gives update on "Arc de Trump ...

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