Flood
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World
With Climate Change, Smaller Storms Are Growing More Fearsome, More Often
The Friday storm that produced vast flooding in New York City started out earlier in the week as an unremarkable…
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Economy
What New York homeowners and renters should know about flood insurance.
It’s an unfortunate fact: Standard homeowners’ and renters’ insurance policies don’t cover damages caused by flooding. People who live in…
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World
Eastern Kentucky Needs Flood Relief, Not Another Federal Prison
Along the riverbanks of Eastern Kentucky, the redbud trees are just starting to bloom, their branches still lumbering under the…
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World
Their American Dream Is Being Washed Away
The house was supposed to last the Fuentes family for the rest of their lives. They barely got a few…
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World
Should Californians Shake Our Fists at the Sky or Thank the Heavens?
FRESNO, Calif. — Here in Fig Garden, a suburb that creeps up to the edge of the San Joaquin River,…
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World
Los Angeles County’s Black Residents Are Most at Risk in Major Floods
Southern California has so far escaped the worst impact of recent rainstorms, but a new study shows a 100-year-flood event…
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Economy
Floods Show California’s Climate Dilemma: Fight the Water, or Pull Back?
As global warming brings more intense rainfall, experts say the state needs to give rivers more room to flood safely.…
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World
California Braces for Yet More Rain
Emergency responders and residents have endured several powerful storms in recent weeks. Wednesday brings another.
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World
At Least 51 Dead in the Philippines After Holiday Flooding
Heavy rains on Christmas Day killed dozens of people and left thousands displaced. For a deeply Catholic nation, the timing…