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Flash flood warnings? Watches? We help you make sense of emergency alerts
We break down every type of flood notice from the National Weather Service and what you need to do at each step.
LA flash flood watch: Rain on wildfire burn scars can trigger destructive debris flows − a geologist explains how
As the Los Angeles area begins cleaning up from devastating wildfires, city officials and emergency managers are worried ...
Eliminating FEMA would be ‘huge mistake’ after California wildfires, Democrat says
Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.) said it would be a “huge mistake” to terminate the Federal Emergency Response Agency (FEMA) in the ...
Here’s how fires and floods are intensifying the US housing crisis
The wildfires levied significant long-term damage, with thousands of homes destroyed, billions in damages and a worsening of ...
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Newton Zoning and Planning Committee Updates “Confusing” Law on Flood Maps
Newton’s Zoning and Planning Committee passed new rules for defining floodplains to comply with FEMA requirements in its meeting on Monday.
Trump Calls for Abolishing FEMA, Expanding Battle Against Feds
President Donald Trump said the Federal Emergency Management Agency should be eliminated, widening his fight against the federal bureaucracy that he has denounced as a “deep state” working against his ...
Israel-Gaza: what the term genocide means under international law – podcast
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) ...
This Florida couple’s home was flooded during Hurricane Helene — paid insurance for 12 years but a 3.5-inch step down to living room meant claim was denied. Here’…
After Hurricane Helene flooded their home, a Tampa couple’s insurance claim was denied because their sunken living room was ...
FEMA delay on flood rating assessment means no flood insurance relief
The $1 billion Comite River Diversion Canal Project is nearing its final years. At the moment....DOTD estimates the project ...
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Water flowing into emergency spillway at Whiskeytown Lake as lake levels near capacity
Water from Whiskeytown Lake is entering the "glory hole" spillway as the lake level nears capacity due to all of the runoff from the recent storms moving across northern California ...
A series of disasters taught SC how to work with FEMA. Leaders encourage reform, not ending it.
It’s been three months since the Strickland family fled their Spartanburg home — their young children in their arms — wading through flood waters that spilled out of Lawson’s Fork Creek with ...