For decades, the phrase "once-in-100-year storm" has served as a cornerstone of weather forecasting, flood insurance, and ...

The term "100-year flood" implies that the event is a rare occurrence; however, dozens of such storms have inundated the United States over the past year alone, prompting concern that they are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The new draft map expands the 100-year floodplain by 43% (Caroline Ghisolfi/Houston Chronicle) Harris County's 100-year floodplain ...

Texas Medical Center has flooded in the past, critics warn, and would only be made more vulnerable by putting additional ...

Despite prior proposals from local officials citing the county's high flood risk, Kerr County did not have a dedicated flood warning system ...

Some new developments in Brunswick County are looking at 20-year-old floodplain data. A newer flood risk report could bring ...

During the same week as the devastating flooding that killed more than 130 people in Central Texas, there were four major rare rainfall events in several other parts of the United States. John Nielsen ...

The U.S. National Flood Insurance Program is going broke. Increased flood strikes in more places, combined with outdated ways ...

Aerial imagery from flooding in 2023 shows water covering part of the proposed building site. A neighbor says adding homes there could “do more harm than good.” ...

Liquefaction: Areas along waterways are at the greatest risk of liquefaction. Divided between “low,” “moderate,” and “high,” severity, the map puts Santa Maria, Lompoc, Buellton, Ballard, Los Olivos, ...