Early January rain was sporadic, and although welcomed, it was not enough to dent the abnormally dry conditions dominating ...

Nearly half of all homes across the nation — worth almost $22 trillion — face climate risk. Insurers are not renewing policies in high-risk areas ...

While we were merrily distracted, tens of thousands of Florida homeowners received letters bumping them into high-risk flood zones. The Federal Emergency Management Agency released its widely ...

Before buying a house in a flood zone, it’s important to know the risks and costs involved — especially with the increase in ...

Real estate listings websites like Zillow size up a home’s likelihood of flood, fire, and wind damage. That could affect ...

Storms left the small community facing an enormous reconstruction effort. What will the town look like—and who will be ...

Severe floods, wildfires and hurricanes have become more frequent, which must be factored into the underwriting of property insurance. As a result, home insurance rates have surged 40% faster than ...

A map from the U.S. Geological Survey finds that there are 222 possible non-native species that had the potential to spread ...

Enacted on Dec. 20, new base flood elevation for Palm Beach Midtown may mean higher construction cost and flood insurance ...

FORT LAUDERDALE — Two weary flood-prone neighborhoods regularly pounded ... (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun Sentinel) Ted Inserra, president of the River Oaks Civic Association, praised Fort ...

Abandoned cars, waterfalls in subway stations, power and phone lines dead: the flash flooding that overwhelmed the GTA on July 16 was incredibly dramatic. But perhaps the highest-drama scene of ...

Dating back decades, though, flood maps published by the Federal Emergency ... a former health care leader in Louisiana and Florida. Even so, Matson, who lives in Kingsport, about 45 minutes ...