The U.S. Congress passed the Coastal Barrier Resources Act in 1982 to preserve relatively undeveloped waterfront areas as natural buffer...
flooding News
An extreme risk to lives and property from widespread flooding is expanding across the Southeast this week before Debby makes...
In recent years, cities worldwide have faced an alarming increase in the frequency and severity of flood events. These catastrophes...
The highest court in Massachusetts has ruled that rainwater accumulation on roofs of buildings does not constitute “surface waters” within...
Floyd County keeps flooding and the federal government keeps coming to the rescue. In July 2022, at least 40 people...
Reinsurance in Florida’s long-stressed property insurance market was supposed to have stabilized this year – with moderate rate increases and...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Record flooding and powerful tornadoes ravaged parts of Iowa for weeks this spring, destroying or...
Before Hurricane Idalia smashed into a small fishing village in northwestern Florida, Charles Long, 68, was fixing up a two-bedroom...
Vermont is seeking an assessment to determine whether last week’s flooding, which damaged homes, knocked down bridges and washed out...
The US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has finalized a rule mandating that projects built using its funds not only...