New York City’s subway system is mainly known for moving millions of riders every day and scaring the U.S. transportation ...

This witty warning sign may be the last someone ever reads if they choose to ignore it. As funny as it is, it spotlights a major problem in U.S. rail.

Failing to translate flood forecasts into timely messages that tell people what they need to do to stay safe can have tragic ...

Even when floods can be anticipated, communicating their severity to the public is a tall order. Because flash floods are ...

It can be difficult to understand the difference between them and what you should do when there is one in your area.

On Friday (July 18), millions of Americans are under weather alerts as severe conditions sweep across the country. Seventeen million people are under flood alerts across the Gulf Coast and the ...

Hoeflich said these alerts will usually get issued about a day in advance of a potential flood, sometimes even more. He ...

There has been a record-high number of flash flood warnings issued in the U.S. this year, which can be linked to climate ...

P.S. Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, a Holocaust survivor who played cello in the Auschwitz women’s orchestra, turns a hundred today.