In theory, the maps enable homeowners, businesses and local officials to understand their flood risk and take appropriate ...

On average, it takes five to seven years to develop and implement a new FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map. As a result, many maps ...

A groundbreaking study published in Nature Geoscience has revealed a previously unknown topography beneath the East Antarctic ...

Many people in the United States receive little or no information about flood risk when they move into a new home or ...

South Carolina's coast is home to islands big and small, formed by the natural movement of sand. But rising tides could ...

Nearly one-third of the 157 federal facilities designated as Superfund sites on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s National Priorities List may be at risk from sea level rise or increased ...

The researchers found that compact “scrub” mangroves, dominated by Rhizophora mangle, kept absorbing about 294 grams of ...

Rising seas are quietly threatening these seven cities, where the encroaching ocean is already affecting neighborhoods and infrastructure, yet these stories remain overlooked in the broader climate ...

New research from Tulane University and Caltech has raised new concerns about New Orleans' hurricane protection system.

A coalition of environmental organizations and elected officials gathered in Trenton Tuesday morning to mount a final push to get Gov. Phil Murphy and his administration to adopt coastal flooding ...

At a press conference Tuesday along the Delaware River in Trenton, elected officials and environmental advocates urged ...

Parts of New Orleans, including its international airport, are sinking nearly 2 inches per year, according to a new study. Wetlands and parts of the city's levee system are sinking, too.