Esco Bell walked the length of Mount Vernon’s 1.7-mile floodwall just after midnight on Friday, watching the water creep up to the brim of the only barrier separating the surging Skagit River from the ...

Dubai: Ras Al Khaimah’s Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Police, Brigadier Jamal Ahmed Al Tair, conducted field inspections of several vital areas and dams across the emirate following the recent weather ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Marilyn Mendez Arnett lives in an area of Tampa currently considered a ‘non-flood zone’ by FEMA, but that could change as the federal agency reports flood maps are under assessment for ...

As the planet gets hotter, sea levels will rise and coastal waters will warm, bringing more damaging rainstorms. Scientific modeling of these changes predicts a sea level rise of 1 inch per year, ...

A map from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Water Center revealed that several rivers in Washington state are expected to hit major flood levels this week as an ...

An atmospheric river will bring heavy rain and the risk of flooding to parts of the Pacific Northwest this week, meteorologists say. "The forecast remains on track for a prolonged atmospheric river to ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Eric's career includes extensive work in both public and corporate accounting with ...

Washington is under a state of emergency after days of torrential rain unleashed historic floods, forcing thousands from their homes and leaving residents stranded on rooftops of cars and houses.