Why is it so hard to get people to safety? Effective warning systems are complicated, involve a lot of moving pieces, and ...

Wireless Emergency Alerts are limited to flash flood warnings when there is a "threat tag" of considerable or catastrophic.

The NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC issued a report at 8:10 p.m. on Thursday for thunderstorms until 8:45 p.m. for Burke ...

The study said one alternative − a combination of removing the existing dam, excavating a section of creek bed and installing a flood-control device called a weir − makes the most sense for ...

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Why the focus on wetlands? For decades researchers have known that wetlands are among the best flood-control devices out there.

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo grilled officials Thursday over perceived transparency issues in the Harris County Flood Control District’s contracting process.

Two large ponds designed to trap stormwater flank a quiet street in Harris County’s Aldine neighborhood, the site of one of 181 groups of projects funded by a record $2.5 billion flood-control ...

Urgent flood control measures are needed after 1,237 deaths in Nigeria. Experts urge immediate action on sanitation, waste disposal, and preventative health to avoid further outbreaks.

Rob Davis, Flood Control System Program Manager, said work like this is actually relatively routine.

China has expanded the economic safeguards for segments of its population affected by flood control schemes in times of extreme rainfall, including pledges of direct compensation from the central ...