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The ingredients that led to the Hill Country disaster — steep terrain, swollen rivers and unsuspecting people in harm’s way — ...
A new map highlights what many people living in the D.C. region already experience: There’s more flash flooding in areas where it wasn’t common in the past.
After a weekend of severe flash flooding across the DMV, including Montgomery County and Silver Spring, the Metropolitan ...
Texas experienced one of the most severe floods in its history. The disaster claimed more than 145 lives and caused damage ...
Over 38,000 buildings that flooded in North Carolina between 1996 and 2020 were located in areas not identified as high risk ...
The Trump administration is planning to develop a new database aimed at providing more precise locations of flash flooding ...
Science and technology have made many hazards predictable in ways that were unthinkable 150 years ago. Tragedies, like the ...
A peer‑reviewed study of 78 floods finds 43% of North Carolina buildings that took on water over the past two decades sit ...
PREPARATIONS FOR A POSSIBLE FLOOD in Santa Rosa this year include more than having a disaster kit ready because residents ...
FEMA’s maps are essential tools for identifying flood risks, but they have significant gaps that limit their effectiveness.
The data also highlights critical risks in other areas along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County, revealing more than twice as many Americans live in flood prone areas than FEMA's maps show.