Floods are among the most destructive and expensive climate-related disasters in the US. Not just for cities and states, but for individual homeowners.

Such a system could bypass the fiber-optic cables that can be severed when storms down utility poles

The new analysis could help property owners, municipalities and financial institutions better prepare for future inundation

Japan natural disaster evacuation plans need an overhaul as the country heads into its rainy season, experts warned, saying crowded conditions could spark coronavirus clusters that grow into another wave of infections.