Use this expert-backed list of supplies and planning steps to stay ready for hurricanes, earthquakes and other emergencies.

Recent historic flooding has devastated communities in central Texas, and a flash flood in eastern Oklahoma forced a summer day camp to evacuate. For many, the possibility of flooding in one's ...

This guide is designed to help you plan for the unexpected, with essential tasks to complete and basic home improvement ...

Catastrophic floods can be difficult to prepare for. Sometimes evacuation is the right call, but if it’s too late the best bet is to find higher ground nearby. The stakes can be high, because a flash ...

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Incoming tropical storms may impact the East Coast next week, with the potential to cause rip currents and floods. Here’s how ...

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Flooding in Texas appeared swiftly and soon turned deadly, showing how deceptively powerful a flash flood can be. Amazingly, it only takes 6 inches of rapidly moving water to knock you off your feet.

For the past three years, engineering consultant Michael Antinelli has worked with the city of Miami Beach and its residents to draw up individualized flood-prevention plans. So far, he’s visited 140 ...

Mary Long-Dhonau - better known as "Flood Mary" - has since been devoting her time to research ways to make homes flood-proof.

Attendees look at a marked up map of the Guadalupe River during a public hearing of Texas Senate and House Select Committees on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding in Kerrville, Texas, Thursday, July ...