MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) -Flooding is the number one cause of death from severe weather in the United States. According to the National Weather Service, an average of 103 people die from floods each ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. Flooding is the natural hazard with the greatest economic and social impact in the ...

Much of Northern California is under an "Areal Flood Watch" through Friday afternoon. You may have seen the word "areal" during KCRA's broadcasts and wondered whether it was a typo. Nope. Sign up for ...

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 ...

When it comes to severe weather events, disasters like hurricanes, tornadoes and wildfires tend worry people the most. They’re the ones you know are coming, after all, so you have time to worry.

Nearly a week of downpours has dumped inches of rain across portions of the Central and Southern U.S., triggering life-threatening flash flooding and multiple water rescues. 14 SAVED FROM FLOODED ...