Flooding Due to Climate Change Caused $75 Billion of Damage in the U.S. January 12, 2021 By Leslie Kaufman It’s long been established that warming temperatures cause more frequent and intense precipitation. But placing a dollar value on the...
Tropical Storm Barry May Form in Gulf of Mexico Later This Week July 9, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan A tropical storm may loom in the Gulf of Mexico late Wednesday or early on July 11 as a low...
Flood of 2008 Changed Wisconsin Landscape, Taught Lessons June 11, 2013 A devastating flood in 2008 that killed three people and caused $763 million in damage also changed the landscape of...
Hurricane Sandy Expected Ashore Monday Night October 29, 2012 By Daniel Trotta and Tom Hals Hurricane Sandy, one of the biggest storms ever to hit the United States, battered the densely populated East Coast on...
Congress Votes to Keep Flood Insurance Program July 2, 2012 By JIM ABRAMS Congress on Friday approved a 5-year extension to the National Flood Insurance Program, which covers 5.6 million people. Failure to...
Louisiana Parish Assembles ‘Cat 5’ Flood Team April 26, 2012 Terrebonne Parish, La., officials have begun the annual work of assembling the parish’s “Cat 5” team. The task force is...
Environmental Groups Sue U.S. Over Flood Management December 27, 2011 By DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP The National Wildlife Federation filed a motion in U.S. District Court on Wednesday, asking a judge to stop the U.S....