The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a flood watch for desert areas in southern California, southern Nevada, and northwestern Arizona, effective Wednesday, as heavy rain puts the region at ...

UN-SPIDER has released a new Recommended Practice that improves flood mapping by integrating Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) ...

If you managed to somehow see through all the muddy sediment stirred up by the flood waters, you might have found a few surprised fish in the depths, stunned or struck dead outright by the force ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The city of St. Petersburg has accelerated its flood infrastructure projects and hopes to keep the sewers flowing during the upcoming hurricane season, according to Mayor ...

The Flood Insurance Rate Maps used by FEMA are based on antiquated data and obsolete models. As a result, the U.S. government downplays flood risks for homeowners across the country—but ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has repeatedly delayed releasing Harris County’s updated flood maps, leaving much of the existing floodplain information outdated. Real estate listings do ...

It’s well worth a read. Plus, she dug up some great archival imagery, like this map of the 1927 flood: Some additional details on the map are in this article from the National Archives: The 200th ...

The Maryland Insurance Administration is invoking emergency powers to ensure people in Western Maryland have access to drugs and medical equipment after flooding in the region last week. The MIA ...

As volunteers began assisting people in picking up the pieces after the flood, officials in Lansing began looking for who was at fault for the disaster. This investigation was followed shortly ...

The National Weather Service released an updated flood warning at 8:46 p.m. on Friday in effect until Saturday at 12:45 a.m. for Bucks County. The weather service describes, "Flooding caused by ...

GREAT FALLS, Va. — Nature unleashed its fury at Great Falls this week, as floodwaters surged through the rugged landscape with relentless force. As heavy rain pounded the Mid-Atlantic and state ...