WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States finalized a rule on Wednesday to boost the resilience of federal buildings and projects against flooding, a move intended to help save taxpayers money as ...

SPRING BAY, Ill. -- On the same stretch of the Illinois River where some residents have had to weigh their options -- cut their losses and leave, or stay put and elevate their houses -- Don and Julie ...

Flash flooding makes its way into the news virtually every year, but you might still be surprised to learn that FEMA ranks flooding as the most common and costly disaster in the United States and ...

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) released a new update to its most widely used standard, ASCE/SEI 7-22 Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Building and Other Structures. The ...

New flood protection rules proposed for New York City could force developers to eliminate basement apartments and raise buildings by up to four feet — potentially slowing housing construction just as ...

Shriners Children’s Hospital in Tampa has strengthened its flood resilience with a new flood protection installation by Flood ...