In recent years, the term “100-year storm” has become a fixture in discussions about extreme weather events. But what does it ...
"With regard to hurricanes, the National Oceanic Administration tells us that actually, as difficult as they are, there are no more hurricanes today than there were 100 years ago," he said. What was ...
More than three decades ago, residents who lived along Phillippi Creek donned matching T-shirts that read “I survived the ...
“We wanted to create a superstructure here that could withstand a 100-year flood,” Varas said. “A true bunker superstructure.” Other elements of the design were also implemented with ...
When the $8.6 million Pheasant Branch project is completed, the 100-year storm’s flood elevation will be lowered by 4½ feet ...
Vaal Dam's recovery has been swift, with levels climbing from 80.22% on Sunday to 83.45% on Monday, then to 85.73% on Tuesday, and reaching 87.93% on Wednesday.
The proposed regulations apply to properties in the FEMA-designated, 100-year flood zone, or area that has a 1% chance of seriously flooding every year; the 500-year flood zone, where there is a 0 ...
IT MAY SURPRISE YOU TO LEARN THAT MORE PEOPLE DIE FROM FLOODING EACH YEAR THAN FROM LIGHTNING, FROM TORNADOES, AND FROM HURRICANES. NOW, FLOODING USUALLY OCCURS WHEN TOO MUCH RAIN FALLS OVER A ...
Several development allowances could soon be curbed in Leland in an effort to reduce flood damage and threats to public ...
More than 100 million people in the U.S. will be in the path of an intense March storm starting Friday as the sprawling multi ...