There’s been an abnormal amount of extreme rainfall across the United States in recent days. Here’s what’s driving it.

"2025 has been the year of the flood," said WPLG-TV meteorologist Michael Lowry in a July 15 email to USA TODAY. "The tragic ...

FEMA flood maps are essential tools for identifying flood risks, but they have significant coverage gaps, and politics can ...

Early signs of a possible La Niña fall and winter are emerging in some climate models, federal forecasters announced Thursday ...

In theory, the maps enable homeowners, businesses and local officials to understand their flood risk and take appropriate ...

A report assessing state policies on plastics comes just weeks before negotiators meet to attempt to finalize a global treaty ...

The U.S. has withdrawn from multiple groups dedicated to exploring how flooding and wildfires and big climate-related policy ...

The number of structures at risk of flooding in the United States could be higher than previously thought, according to a ...

Holly Jones started studying the micro-climate and the topography on her family farm near Crawfordsville, about 40 miles ...

While FEMA has improved the accuracy and accessibility of the maps over time with better data, digital tools and community input, the maps still don't capture everything.

At least 27 campers and counselors at Camp Mystic perished in Friday's floods, with the total death toll in the floods now ...