Louisiana Floods Damage 40K Homes, Kill 10 August 19, 2016 At least 40,000 homes were damaged and 10 people killed in the historic Louisiana floods, the governor said Tuesday, giving...
Engineering Firm Charged With Forging Sandy Reports August 3, 2016 By Erik Larson New York authorities charged a Long Island engineering firm and one of its former executives with forging damage reports for...
North Carolina County Plans to Remove Thousands of Homes From Flood Zones July 21, 2016 New maps for Dare County, N.C., are removing thousands of homes and lots from flood zones, creating a need to...
Louisiana Parish Warns of Isolation for Those Refusing Flood Buyouts June 28, 2016 Rapides Parish, La., officials are warning a handful of holdouts in south Alexandria subdivisions that they could be isolated if...
More Intense Rains, Development Worsen Houston Floods May 23, 2016 By FRANK BAJAK and SETH BORENSTEIN Floods are getting worse and more expensive in Houston, the nation’s fourth-largest city, where entire neighborhoods are often overwhelmed shortly...
Louisiana Flooding Cause Caskets to Surface May 9, 2016 By CHEVEL JOHNSON Widespread flooding not only disrupts the living but sometimes also creates havoc for the dead. That’s what happened in southwest...
Restrictions Proposed for Building in Oregon Flood Plains April 21, 2016 By ROB MANNING, Oregon Public Broadcasting Building in flood zones is about to get harder across much of Oregon, due to new federal recommendations. The government...
North Texas Earthquake Risk Higher Than Ever Before March 31, 2016 A U.S. Geological Survey report concludes the risk of earthquakes for the Dallas-Fort Worth area is higher than it’s ever...
FEMA Reports Record Number of Flood Policies Purchased in California February 19, 2016 By JANIE HAR Federal emergency officials reported Tuesday a surge in the number of California residents who have purchased flood insurance, most likely...
South Carolina Lawmakers Ponder Fix for Flood Damaged Roads January 12, 2016 By SEANNA ADCOX While South Carolina legislators pledge to address road funding and flood relief over the next six months, there’s no consensus...