Floods are some of the most devastating natural disasters communities in the United States face, causing billions of dollars ...

Landowners caught up in the now-shelved South Warrnambool and Dennington flood study have been given discounts on their rate ...

"The challenge is that you can't plan all infrastructure under this combination of the most severe of scenarios." Officials ...

Sandbags, flood boards and squeegees are commonly seen in the postcard-perfect streets of the pretty Cornish town to protect ...

Parts of New Orleans and its surrounding wetlands are gradually sinking, and while most of the city remains stable, a new ...

Nearly lost to a flood in 2008, the carousel was restored and began offering rides again in 2011. On July Fourth, the ...

EXCLUSIVE: From sandbags to flood boards and squeegees - locals have to take matters into their own hands to tackle regular flooding.

June 8 was UN World Oceans Day, and this year's theme is "Wonder: Sustaining What Sustains Us." One researcher who has spent years exploring these wonders is Vicki Ferrini, a marine geophysicist and a ...

Flood zones show how likely a flood is in a particular area. Even in the most flood-prone communities, the probability of a flood is low — usually 0.2% to 1.0% in any given year. Keep in mind that ...

Ithaca’s Common Council will vote to adopt new FEMA flood maps and update floodplain management regulations at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Ithaca City Hall.

“The SWOT satellite was a huge jump in our ability to map the seafloor,” said David Sandwell, a geophysicist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, California. He’s used satellite data to ...

How to tell if your property has been removed from the flood zone To see if a property will be affected by the revisions to FEMA's flood map, residents can follow these steps: Visit Quincy's ...