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Steep hills, shallow soils and a fault zone have made Hill Country, also called "flash flood alley," one of the state's most ...
The Miami Conservancy District is constantly monitoring its systems to protect the Miami Valley from flooding, and has ...
The Hunt Store was badly damaged by the Texas floods, but the owner vows to rebuild the landmark where Kinky Friedman and ...
Wherever you live in South Florida, the flooding you see right now is likely to get worse in the years ahead – despite ...
As the Lone Star State continues rescues and recoveries, the Sunshine State has stepped up to lend a hand in its efforts.
Miami Beach is a valuable, vibrant island surrounded by water and built on porous limestone. That’s why the city took ambitious actions when sunny-day flooding worsened years ago — and when ...
NOAA said Miami reached this level of flooding twice last year, but by 2050 it could happen as often as 50 days a year. Monday’s king tide, one of the highest of the year so far, was about 2.75 ...
A deluge of rain is expected to soak Florida on Monday, bringing potential flooding and even isolated tornadoes to the Miami metro, the FOX Forecast Center warns.
As another Atlantic hurricane season is underway, some Miami residents are raising concerns about the urban flooding that could come with it. The climate phenomenon El Niño, which occurs when ...
Miami isn’t known for its majestic mountains. The tallest peaks in the South Florida landscape, in fact, are a series of landfills. The highest point south of Lake Okeechobee is the dump at ...
For this story in the Floods of Trouble series, The Miami Herald reviewed flood vulnerability studies and stormwater master plans for multiple municipalities, including the South Florida Water ...