But while the roughly 39 million residents of the Golden State are accustomed to wildfires and earthquakes, when it comes to flood insurance there were only about 194,000 active policies in the ...

Here's what you need to know as spring storm season begins. A flash flood Warning is issued when a flash flood is imminent or occurring, according to the National Weather Service. A flash flood is ...

When flooding is severe, Kentuckians will sometimes hear the phrase "100-year flood" used to describe the destruction. But what exactly does that mean? A "100-year flood" isn't something that ...

Here’s what to know about how scientists determine how extreme a flood is and how common these extreme events are becoming. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, one statistic scientists use ...

Highlands, New York, was underwater and under a state of emergency as devastating floods swept the area this weekend. Gov. Kathy Hochul warned of “life-threatening flooding,” and nearby West ...

But only four property owners in the entire town have active flood insurance policies. That’s according to the most recent data from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which runs ...