A special session of the Texas Legislature will address the deadly floods in Hill Country, but the fireworks will come from ...

The deadly Texas floods have raised questions about U.S. flood maps and their ability to ensure communities can prepare for ...

Michael Kubik, Travis County: Sirens, such as the one in Comfort, Texas, would have helped. Not allowing variances to the ...

Ms. McKay is a war and humanitarian-focused international correspondent and author of 'Only Cry for the Living: Memos from ...

Considering the recent flood emergency in Kerr County, Texas, which reportedly had no alert sirens in use, the question came ...

Although city officials expect a Mendenhall River levee to hold back glacial outburst floodwaters as soon as early August, they don’t want people to test it with their lives.

The federal government, through the Ministry of Environment, has issued a red alert over imminent flooding in 11 states, including Kano, Akwa Ibom, Adamawa, and Borno. The warning forecasts possible ...

Even in areas that are mapped, like the Camp Mystic site in Kerr County, Texas, that was hit by a deadly flash flood on July ...

While FEMA has improved the accuracy and accessibility of the maps over time with better data, digital tools and community ...

In theory, the maps enable homeowners, businesses and local officials to understand their flood risk and take appropriate ...

Oversight was loosened as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain in the years before the floods, a review ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Marilyn Mendez Arnett lives in an area of Tampa currently considered a ‘non-flood zone’ by FEMA, but that could change as the federal agency reports flood maps are under ...