Similarly, policy interventions, such as land use restrictions, can enhance the value of flood prevention, particularly in emerging economies. Flood defences and, zoning restrictions are found to be ...

Plans for flood defences in Guernsey are an "immediate priority", a deputy has said. Island coastal defences have been mentioned before in Guernsey States' infrastructure programme for several ...

Rafael is now a post-tropical remnant. Follow here for the latest on storms for Monday, Nov. 11. Hurricane Rafael ...

Hurricane Helene swept across the Southeast, causing major flooding and destruction throughout ... mandatory evacuations were in effect south of Mountain Island Lake, which is near Charlotte ...

following weekend flooding on Vancouver Island. Port Alberni RCMP say the search for two separate missing people near the Vancouver Island community, about 200 kilometres by road northwest of ...

Hurricane Rafael made landfall in western Cuba on Wednesday and has now moved on to the Gulf of Mexico, according to the ...

Researchers have found evidence that mangrove forests—which protect tropical and subtropical coastlines—are drowning in the ...

Toronto's decades-long efforts to revitalize the Don River and protect the city against flooding reached a new milestone Friday ... Lake Ontario as a next step in a project featuring a new island that ...

Officials say the high tides are forecast to be higher than normal through the rest of the week, increasing the potential for street flooding. The Town of Pawleys Island says it will likely be ...

Lake Drive resident Erik Jendresen, who’s sued the Duke Energy before over flooding, says the power company shares the blame. Jendresen lives just downstream of Mountain Island Lake, where water ...