In a world where floods are becoming alarmingly frequent, buoyant foundations can keep buildings safely above the waters ...

A requirement that you must carry wind and hail coverage to qualify seems a way to guarantee insurers their premiums and ...

The Army Corps of Engineers' plan to reduce Jersey Shore bayfront flooding no longer includes flood walls and storm surge ...

According to the U.S. National Hurricane Center, surges are often the greatest threat to life and property from a hurricane.

WHAT IS A STORM SURGE? As a hurricane approaches a coast, the churning winds force ocean water up onto land. Atmospheric ...

Randal “Randy” Perkins, the founder of a nationally recognized South Florida disaster relief company, has died. Perkins was ...

Over the last 20 years, large floods were associated with up to 24.9 percent higher death rates from major mortality causes in the U.S. compared to normal conditions. A new study demonstrates the ...

North Carolina's death toll rose to 104 as a result of Hurricane Helene and the names of those who died have been released by ...

Over the last 20 years, large floods were associated with up to 24.9% higher death rates from major mortality causes in the U.S. compared to normal conditions. A new study in the journal Nature ...

Over the last 20 years, large floods were associated with up to 24.9 percent higher death rates from major mortality causes in the U.S. compared to ...

Mr. Biden’s trip to New Orleans, his latest as “consoler in chief,” joins a lengthy history of presidential visits to a city ...

Storms left Cedar Key, Florida facing an enormous reconstruction effort. What will the town look like—and who will be ...