California Residents Using Drones to Map El Nino Flooding January 27, 2016 By GILLIAN FLACCUS Forget about selfies. In California, residents are using smartphones and drones to document the coastline’s changing face. Starting this month,...
Quiet Season Helps Florida Reach Record, 10 Years Without a Major Hurricane December 2, 2015 While the typical Atlantic hurricane season features 11 named storms and six hurricanes, this year’s quiet season helped the state...
Flames Not the Only Risk From Wildfires August 18, 2015 California is on fire—again. About 130,000 acres have been scorched in more than 20 major fires actively burning in the...
Washington D.C. Sinking, May Drop 6 Inches by Next Century August 4, 2015 New research confirms that the land under the Chesapeake Bay is sinking rapidly and projects that Washington, D.C., could drop...
Tennessee Receives Disaster Declaration for Winter Storms April 6, 2015 President Obama has signed a disaster declaration for several counties that were hit hard by winter storms in February. A...
No Major Damage in Philippines After Typhoon Hagupit December 8, 2014 By TERESA CEROJANO Typhoon Hagupit knocked out power, left at least two people dead and sent nearly 900,000 into shelters before it weakened...
Mississippi County Looks to Offset 2011 Flooding Costs October 17, 2014 Adams County officials will ask the Federal Emergency Management Agency to look again at providing money to fix a box...
Insurers Sued by New Jersey Transit Over Sandy Damage Payment October 15, 2014 New Jersey Transit is suing its insurers for more help paying to repair damage caused by Superstorm Sandy. The agency...
Disaster Declaration Approved for Montana October 14, 2014 President Barack Obama has declared parts of central and eastern Montana disaster areas after storms and flooding in August. The...
FEMA Approves Disaster Funding for South Dakota October 14, 2014 South Dakota Sen. Tim Johnson says the Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved more than $3.6 million in disaster aid...