Mount Vernon’s floodwall withstood last week’s deluge, showing how federal flood maps can be key. So why haven’t maps in ...

Instead of billion-dollar floodwalls and surge barriers, Hampton, Virginia, is relying on rain gardens, plant-lined storage ...

Texas created a $1.4 billion fund to help pay for projects to guard against destructive flooding. But after learning that so many local communities turned down the money, two lawmakers who approved ...

Toxic waste hotspots in the United States are expected to be submerged during this century, posing a chemical risk to vulnerable communities.

The California Coastal Commission says that king tides are a preview of what sea levels could look like in the Bay Area in 25 years. Shifting shorelines could cause big problems for Bay Area residents ...

A home inspection can reveal more than surface-level issues. Here’s what Miami buyers should understand before signing off and moving forward.

NOAA's 10‑foot map visualizes cities at risk. New research flags thousands of hazardous sites vulnerable by 2100.

Days of torrential rain in Washington state has caused historic floods that have stranded families on rooftops, washed over ...

In the mid-1700s, Denmark tried to capture its natural world in ink and copper. Artists and scholars spent more than a ...

Provincial officials have warned that Highway 1 between Chilliwack and Abbotsford may close with short notice as floodwaters ...

The city will build Brooklyn’s first “blue belt” in the park, building on the Prospect Park Alliance’s ongoing Lakeshore restoration projects.

In northern Egypt, a vast hollow in the desert sits far below sea level, inviting a question that sounds like science fiction ...