The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Friday released a draft plan to build flood gates to protect the Houston Ship Channel from a hurricane-driven storm surge and restore Texas beaches to fight rising seas, with an estimated price tag of at least $23 billion.
Read moreFlorida Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday relaxed or altogether waived voting rules for eight counties in the Florida panhandle that bore the brunt of Hurricane Michael’s destructive power last week.
Read moreHundreds of thousands of Florida residents faced the long road to recovery on Thursday, one day after Hurricane Michael devastated parts of the state’s panhandle region.
Read moreHurricane Michael made landfall near Mexico Beach on the Florida panhandle Wednesday afternoon packing winds of 155 mph winds.
Read moreA new law requiring that the Federal Emergency Management Agency investigate how it awarded lucrative contracts to a company which botched the delivery of emergency supplies to victims of Hurricane Maria, has passed.
Read moreResidents of Lumberton, a small city near the North Carolina coast, claim in court that the CSX railroad’s refusal to allow officials to berm an rail underpass ahead of Hurricane Florence allowed a catastrophic flood to submerge their homes and businesses.
Read moreThe North American Securities Administrators Association is warning investors about potential scams associated with the fallout from Hurricane Florence.
Read moreNow a tropical depression, the storm that was Hurricane Florence continue to create catastrophic flooding in the Carolinas on Monday, killing at least 23 people and leaving hundreds of thousands without power.
Read moreAs Hurricane Florence lumbered ashore in North Carolina early Friday, smashing buildings and trapping hundreds in floods caused by the combination of storm surge and heavy rains, residents of South Carolina could only wonder what the storm has in store for them.
Read moreAs Hurricane Florence rips through North Carolina, Savannah locals see no signs of a hurricane, despite Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal declaring a state of emergency in Georgia.
Read moreA prisoner advocacy group has filed suit in federal court demanding several coastal Virginia cities evacuate inmates currently held inside jails which sit within Hurricane Florence’s path.
Read moreA network of animal lovers is helping owners find sanctuary for their horses, goats and pigs as they evacuate Eastern North Carolina ahead of Hurricane Florence.
Read moreOfficials spent much of Thursday reminding North Carolina residents who chose to ignore evacuation orders that Hurricane Florence will cause massive storm surges and flooding across the state’s eastern part as the storm comes ashore sometime this evening.
Read morePresident Donald Trump is rejecting the widely accepted death toll in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria, claiming without citing evidence that “3,000 people did not die.” Trump called the count a move by Democrats to make him look bad.
Read morePorts are closing. Farmers are moving hogs to high ground. Dealers are moving cars into service bays for refuge. And up to 3 million energy customers in North and South Carolina could lose power for weeks.
Read moreHeavy rains from Hurricane Florence could cause an environmental disaster in North Carolina, where waste from hog manure pits, coal ash dumps and other industrial sites could wash into homes and threaten drinking water supplies.
Read moreA town near the coast of North Carolina updated its state of emergency notice on Tuesday after ordering residents not to sell, purchase or carry firearms outside their homes in advance of Hurricane Florence.
Read moreMillions of coastal residents in North And South Carolina spent their Tuesday morning either complying with state-issued evacuation orders or preparing to hunker down as Hurricane Florence, a Category 4 storm currently packing 130 mph winds, continued to bear down upon them.
Read moreWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CN) – On the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Irma’s landfall in the Sunshine State, homeowners’ claims
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Forced to flee their homes on boats a year ago as Hurricane Harvey parked over Houston, residents left behind family heirlooms, housefuls of furniture and countless possessions. But the real work came after the flood receded, leaving ruined homes packed with mud and debris.
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