Flood alerts have also sparked backlash over the inconsistent use of the alert system by local and state agencies, such as ...

Infrastructure is failing. Much of the nation’s flood control infrastructure was designed for 20th century storms and flooding. And in many cases, stormwater systems, levees and dams are now ...

GREENVILLE, Miss. (AP) - This time of year, those living on the Mighty Mississippi can’t help but fret the water’s annual, inevitable rise. Yet, it is a fear confronted year-round by those in ...

In Bound Brook, N.J., developers want to take advantage of a new taxpayer-funded flood control system to attract young professionals, but this could make the town unaffordable for current residents.

Flood-prone Harris County has had a flooding warning system since the 1980s, but only about 40,000 of its 5 million residents ...

South Florida's flood-control system was built almost 70 years ago and needs expensive upgrades to address sea-level rise. Congress authorized a study, but didn't fund it. Yet the Northeast got ...

Only a few inches of water stand between preserving South Florida for generations to come — or a total failure of the water management systems that keeps our region above water. Given these s… ...

In 2013, the state Flood Mitigation Board awarded Cedar Rapids $269 million paid out over 20 years through sales tax revenues to cover roughly a third of the cost of the 7-mile flood system.

With a flood control system, there’s often not a chance to test before it’s needed. But the university had an opportunity to do just that during the severe weather in June 2014 .