Flash Floods in Utah Claim 20 Lives
Flash floods are among the most deadly of all the flooding scenarios, because victims simply do not have enough time to get out of harm’s... Read More
Flood Protection is the Best Defense Against Flood Damage
Across North and South Carolina, communities are struggling after historic 1000-year flooding devastated parts of the region. It will be months, and possibly years, before... Read More
New Orleans Cautiously Rebuilds
It is now a full ten years since Hurricane Katrina laid waste to the City of New Orleans, killing 1833 people and leaving much of... Read More
Protecting the NYC Transit System
New York City was struck by devastating flash floods in the year 2007, followed by massive damage from Hurricane Sandy just five years later. During... Read More
Project Dryline: Flood Protection Made Beautiful
In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, an aggressive planning process was put into place to prevent future disasters in New York City. The process included... Read More
Heavy Rains Cause Flooding in New York Area
Heavy rains in the New York area last month resulted in flash flooding across the region and brought back traumatic memories of Hurricane Sandy for... Read More
Free Webinar Focuses on Hazard Mitigation
The American Planning Association (APA) and the Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) are presenting the second Planning Information Exchange (PIE) webinar, “Climate Change and... Read More
Study finds Midwest flood levels underestimated
The Journal of Earth Science has published a new study from Washington University in St. Louis that says federal agencies are underestimating 100-year flood levels... Read More
Denver Covered by Widespread Flooding
Almost the entire city of Denver, Colorado was underwater in early June when the area was bombarded by a massive amount of rainfall. Officials announced... Read More
Memorial Day 2015 Flooding Disaster
Severe flash flooding in the states of Texas and Oklahoma has taken the lives of at least 17 people, and has swept away hundreds of... Read More