Most people know that Hurricane Katrina was the most expensive natural disaster in U.S. history. That storm was so destructive that the name “Katrina” was... Read More

October 2015 was a disastrous month for flooding. During the first week of the month, South Carolina was all but stopped in its tracks by... Read More

100 years ago, the Chesapeake Bay was sprinkled with inhabited islands that supported thriving communities of fishermen, crabbers, and oyster-men. In fact, these islands were... Read More

During the first week of October, a freakish storm system battered the southeastern U.S. states, particularly South Carolina. Hurricane Joaquin, which did not directly hit... Read More

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

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

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

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

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 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