Warmer temperatures allow the little moisture on the ground to evaporate quickly, making the vegetation drier in Florida.

The dry season is ramping up, and the ground is feeling it, especially in South Florida, where some areas ... Downpours tend to cause more flooding because dry soil is compact and can’t drain ...

Burgess blamed the problem on a broken system of risk communication, affordability challenges, and outdated federal flood maps ... Based in St. Petersburg, Florida, Neptune is the largest ...

More than 1,300 wildfires have been reported in Florida so far this year, which have burned more than 57,000 acres of state ...

There were 88 wildfires currently burning in Florida on Monday, April 21, affecting more than 2,300 acres, according to the ...

Strong thunderstorms with locally heavy rainfall will move across much of the central U.S. on Friday and into the weekend.

There were 71 wildfires currently burning in Florida on Thursday, April 17, affecting more than 3,000 acres, according to the Florida Forest Service. Most are contained. The largest fire Thursday ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Sedgwick County residents will have a chance to learn more about updated flood maps and how changes may affect their properties during a pair of upcoming Flood Risk Open ...

On April 17, there were 71 brush fires burning in Florida. No rain is in the forecast through the Easter weekend. Among the fires is the Powerline Fire in Volusia County, burning 270 acres.