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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

Researchers have found evidence that mangrove forests -- which protect tropical and subtropical coastlines -- are drowning in the Maldives. Their finding indicate that rising sea level and a climate ...

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 ...

Dangerous:Evacuations continue, shelters open in SW FL ahead of fierce Hurricane Milton's arrival South Fort Myers and Estero area: Island Park Road hit with flooding Island Park Road, hit hard ...

As billion-dollar disasters like hurricanes Helene and Milton grow more common, many blame global warming. Others say disasters are more expensive because there is more to destroy.

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