FEMA released a preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map for Genesee County for the public to see and comment on. The current maps for Genesee County were developed in the 1980 s. FEMA, the New York State ...

“Those are gone. If it’s not awarded yet, it’s gone,” Stephanie Smith, Vermont Emergency Management’s head of hazard mitigation, said. It leaves $2 million in planned, proposed projects across the ...

A series of storms have begun to drench parts of the central U.S. and trigger flash flood warnings. See which areas are most ...

A plan to transform 350 acres of wetlands near Rotary Park into a large waterfront development has run into opposition from ...

The events will be held Monday, April 21, from 2 to 6:30 p.m. at the Sedgwick County Public Works Building, 1144 S. Seneca, and again on Tuesday, April 22, from 2 to 6:30 p.m. at Bentley City Hall, ...

Strong thunderstorms with locally heavy rainfall will move across much of the central U.S. on Friday and into the weekend.

FEMA now treats Great Lakes as freshwater seas by JACKSON PARR, climate hazards planning educator, University of ...

During periods of heavy rainfall or river flooding, National Weather Service meteorologists may issue a range of flood alerts, including Flood Watches, Flood Warnings, and Flood Emergencies.

An Oregon bill that would eliminate a controversial wildfire hazard map moved one step closer to reality on Tuesday after unanimously passing the Senate Committee on Natural Resources. Senate Bill ...

Farther south in Natchez, Mississippi, peak flood levels may not occur until April 22, with recovery efforts likely continuing into next month. Officials in several counties have begun closing ...

“Insurance companies are already using risk analysis tools and models that go beyond Cal Fire’s proposed maps in determining what properties they will underwrite,” the department said in a ...