Droughts have a similar effect: When soil dries out over long periods, it can become compacted or even crusted over, reducing its ability to absorb water. Severe to extreme preexisting drought ...

University of Hawaii researchers are warning that by the year 2050, heavy rain combined with sea level rise could cause up to 70% of Waikiki’s storm drainage system to fail.

On Wednesday evening, a powerful storm unleashed flooding across various areas of Santa Clara, situated in Villa Clara ...

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- A flooding video taken in downtown Durham after severe storms move through the area has gone viral.

With the possibility of heavy rain from afternoon thunderstorms through Monday, July 14, and the ground still soaking from ...

Eastgate Crossing and University Place were built in floodplains, and on top of a creek, before there were stormwater ...

Burgin, like approximately 60 percent of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, sits on limestone bedrock. Limestone is brittle and ...

The devastating floods that swept through the Texas Hill Country on July Fourth weekend have claimed more than 100 lives, ...

WPTV is staying on top of the rising costs of insurance rates, as well as the possible danger residents face during hurricane ...

Recent flash flooding events have claimed lives and damaged property in Texas, North Carolina, Illinois and New Mexico. While ...

Greenbriar residents face repeated flooding, citing unresolved drainage issues. MWA says drains work, but flooding is caused ...

With hurricane season in full swing and federal forecasters predicting an above-average year for storms, South Florida ...