Maps that account for rainfall and overwhelmed storm drains show greater risks than traditional flood plain maps.

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A century of development, rising seas, and climate change have made South Florida far more vulnerable to a catastrophic storm.

The strongest of these Central and Eastern Pacific hurricanes is Lowell, which peaked twice as a Category 5 storm over the ...

As the climate warms, the “biggest little city in the world” – Reno, Nevada – is experiencing some of the biggest changes. Last fall, temperatures in Reno did not dip below freezing until November 19.

Late that night, in absolute darkness, it hit, with the far shrieking screams, the queer rumbling of a vast and irresistible freight train,' Marjory Stoneman Douglas wrote of the storm.

What happens if sea level rise, hurricane wind strength, or other factors turn out worse than expected?

NOAA data show unprecedented heat, as deepening drought, shrinking reservoirs, and a severe wildfire season underscore the ...

Classes resumed at colleges and universities this fall after the warmest U.S. summer on record and after a year of attacks on higher education and learning, including the sciences that measured and ...

Lowell never officially made landfall, but its widespread impacts made it one of Hawaii's most consequential tropical ...

Structures called oyster castles are now protecting a South Carolina coastline from erosion. In Laurel Bay – a community with many military families from the nearby Marine Corps base – homes and a ...

The reinstated federal BRIC program funds projects that make communities more resilient before fires, floods, and hurricanes strike.