Galveston’s beaches traded grains of sand for flakes of snow Tuesday as a winter storm amid freezing temperatures brought a rare snowfall to the island’s shores. Residents marveled at the ...

(prior to the existence of the floodplain maps), might be eligible for FEMA buy-back programs that would allow the city to purchase properties and return them to their natural states, particularly ...

Several city officials said federal floodplain maps for Paterson are antiquated and include many areas that stay dry even in the most severe wet weather. But Councilman Luis Velez questioned why ...

Galveston Island awoke to snow blanketing its streets and beaches, dusting palm trees and buildings like a light coating of powdered sugar. The island had received an "easy" two inches and drifts ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released its widely anticipated new flood risk maps on Dec. 20, and unsuspecting residents learned that they may now be required to buy flood insurance.

Almost 200 flood alerts and warnings have been issued across the UK as Storm Herminia continues to batter parts of the country. It comes after more than 100 people were evacuated following ...

What authoritarian regimes try to do is that they often try to, what is known as ‘flood the zone,’ do so much at once or try to do so much at once that it gets carried in the news, that you ...

La Ola Surfside Restaurant plans to appeal a judge’s ruling that found the business in violation of Fort Myers Beach’s floodplain regulations, the restaurant said in a statement Thursday.

How much snow fell in Texas, and is there really snow on Galveston's beaches? Here's what to know. Snowfall is expected to end around noon Tuesday, with total snow and ice accumulations around 2 ...

Galveston residents have grown a little surly about the onslaught of visitors the island has experienced since the Covid-19 pandemic let up, a new study found. Although locals see many positives ...

ASHEVILLE - If a series of floodplain ordinance amendments are not adopted by the city of Asheville, the city's status in the National Floodplain Insurance Program — which provides insurance to ...

Several city officials said federal floodplain maps for Paterson are antiquated and include many areas that stay dry even in the most severe wet weather. But Councilman Luis Velez questioned why the ...