Community leaders in Clatsop County are taking stock of new draft flood risk maps presented by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Although the maps are still in the early stages, initial data ...

Not all communities face disasters equally. Some are hit harder, recover slower, or are more vulnerable from the start. FEMA's Risk Map ranks every county and Census tract in the U.S. based on three ...

A deadly flash flood on July 4, 2025, swept through Nancy Callery's childhood home in Hunt, Texas. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Deadly and destructive flash flooding in Texas and several other states in ...

Jeremy Porter is a professor of quantitative methods in the social sciences at the City University of New York. Deadly and destructive flash flooding in Texas and several other states in July 2025 is ...