Abstract: As one of the most destructive natural disasters, floods are increasingly frequent and severe due to urban development and population growth. The threshold-based method is widely ...

Over the course of two days and about 10 hours of testimony, Stillwater Conservation District administrator Sharon Flemetis sat before District Court Judge Matthew Wald, a therapy dog at her feet, ...

A look at The Harris County Flood Control District’s Flood Warning System map. (Harris County Flood Control District’s Flood Warning System) Stay informed on the movement of flood waters as rounds of ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Fairfield County residents and property owners will have an opportunity to view the newly revised digital preliminary flood insurance rate maps for the county and learn how the risk ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - The Federal Emergency Management Agency has released preliminary flood maps for Butte County and the City of Chico. These updated maps highlight revised flood hazards and aim to aid ...

Making and maintaining an accurate flood map is neither simple nor inexpensive. Even after an investment of more than $1 billion to take flood maps into the digital world, only 21 percent of the ...

HENDERSON, Ky (WEHT) – The Forest Service plans to begin lowering water levels on some lakes in Hoosier National Forest. Officials state Indian, Tipsaw and Saddle Lakes were constructed primarily for ...

A flood watch will go into place late Wednesday night for portions of South-Central Texas as rain moves through the area. Newsweek reached out to the National Weather Service (NWS) via email for ...

For Jude Kastens, who grew up on a farm in northwest Kansas, rainfall was always serious business. Although flooding wasn't as big a problem in his hometown as in central and eastern Kansas, it was ...

Screenshot from the cutting-edge digital tool developed at the Uiversity of Kansas for emergency managers across the state, as well as the public. LAWRENCE — For Jude Kastens, who grew up on a farm in ...