Aleks Phillips is a Newsweek U.S. News Reporter based in London. His focus is on U.S. politics and the environment. He has covered climate change extensively, as well as healthcare and crime.

“So they buy in flood zones.” Across the five boroughs ... new report from Rebuild by Design, a climate resiliency nonprofit. That represents roughly one out of every five such homes sold in ...

Explore long-term flood risk assessments for every county in New York state. Switch to the live ... Rainfall imagery is pulled from the AccuWeather Radar Map API. Advertisement This site is ...

New York City’s first ... the number of flood-prone areas FloodNet monitors with its sensors will increase from 31 to 500 across all five boroughs. The expansion is expected to start next ...

New maps aren’t expected until 2027. New York is following the lead of other states, including New Jersey, Texas and California, in requiring flood disclosures to renters. Flooding concerns ...

But he won't leave until the flood waters chase him permanently from his business and his home, located less than a block away. He doesn't know where else to live. "It's New York City. It's so ...

The Welikia Project, made by ecologists at the New York Botanical Garden, uncovers all the flora and fauna that thrived in ...