It’s been more than six months since Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast, yet many people whose homes were ravaged by the storm still do not know how to put all the pieces back together. By ... Read more
CHICAGO — The nation’s midsection, which was for months parched by severe drought, suddenly finds itself contending with the opposite: severe flooding that has forced evacuations, slowed commercial ... Read more
The Mississippi River started its slow decline at some spots Monday, but the spring flood was far from over. The Mississippi and other Midwestern rivers were still significantly above flood stage, spurred ... Read more
The Mississippi River, so low for much of the winter that barge traffic was nearly halted, could reach up to 10 feet above flood stage by the middle of next week in parts of Iowa, Illinois and Missouri, ... Read more
MAJULI, India — Not too long ago, Ganesh Hazarika grew rice, vegetables and peas near the edge of the Brahmaputra River on a small plot that provided him a livelihood and a safety net. Then one day the ... Read more
FIRE ISLAND, N.Y. — If on some stretches of this barrier island the scars of Hurricane Sandy are fading, at a spot called Old Inlet, a physical reminder of the storm remains: a channel, now 856 feet wide, ... Read more
BUENOS AIRES — Record flash floods in Argentina have killed at least 52 people this week, officials said on Wednesday, destroying thousands of homes and renewing tensions as politicians blamed one another ... Read more
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Residents along the Red River in Fargo and neighboring Moorhead, Minn., should prepare for one of the top five floods in their history, the National Weather Service said Thursday. The flood ... Read more
With Hurricane Sandy moving in, Andrea and Stephen Kondaks gathered candles, water and flashlights, and then put on their fishing waders. There was nothing left to do but wait, and watch, as the oily water ... Read more
HIGHLANDS, N.J. — If not for the most deadly natural disaster in American history, in Texas, and an innovative response to it, more than a century ago, one might briskly consign the proposal to save this ... Read more