Flash floods can happen in minutes or hours, and may start miles away. So it's imperative you've prepared your yard, house, ...

Flash flooding is fast, unpredictable, and incredibly dangerous. Make sure you and your home are safe with these tips for ...

The heat of summer is in the rearview mirror as California enters the wet part of the year. This also comes with an increased risk of flooding, especially for places like Sacramento which sits along ...

The floods and landslides that have killed more than 1,350 people in recent weeks are a grim reminder of the risks of a warming planet. By David Gelles Our warming world has many ways of inflicting ...

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A flash flood warning was issued by the National Weather Service in Los Angeles-Oxnard at 4:02 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 24.

There are invisible rivers streaming across the sky — massive plumes of moisture borne over the oceans and wafted across the continents. When this moisture is released back down to Earth, it can ...

Homeowners' insurance and flood insurance are typically sold as separate policies. Most flood insurance policies have a 30-day waiting period before they become active. It is difficult to get new ...

Scientists discovered that a week of full submergence is enough to kill most rice plants, making flooding a far greater threat than previously understood. Intensifying extreme rainfall events may ...

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Southeast Asia is being pummeled by unusually severe floods this year, as late-arriving storms and relentless rains wreak havoc that has caught many places off guard. Malaysia is ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. HANOI, Vietnam — Southeast Asia is being pummeled by unusually severe floods this year, as late-arriving storms ...