Even when floods can be anticipated, communicating their severity to the public is a tall order. Because flash floods are ...

"No more excuses," says the creator of a petition seeking a new early warning siren system for floods, tornadoes and ...

After flash floods swept through central Texas in July 2025, people online searched for reasons why the disaster was so ...

In the last nine years, federal funding for a system has been denied to the county as it contends with a tax base hostile to ...

Climate change has made extreme rainfall more common and more intense. But many flood risk maps have yet to catch up.

While sirens can help in areas with shaky cell service, experts say officials also need to consider alert fatigue and provide ...

Flood disasters around the world are growing as climate change makes intense and erratic rainfall more likely. Early warning systems are a critical tool for people to know if they are in harm’s way.

Buchanan County, which has had three major floods in recent years, and Botetourt County, which has dealt with flash flooding, were chosen for the projects.

Flood disasters around the world continue to grow as climate change fuels intense and erratic rainfall. We look at what ...

President Donald Trump’s administration has systematically reduced states’ access to resources to safeguard their people against natural disasters.

While there were no visible signs of danger in Belton, the city’s flood monitoring system was the first and only indication ...

Zubaida Umar, Director General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Wednesday declared that the agency has identified disaster risk management implications and mitigation strategies ...