Local leaders are upset about the potential dangers posed to residents by the EPA's plan to open a site to process Eaton fire ...

Wildfires are endemic to California and natives used fire to shape the land. Orange County and California must learn from the ...

Forecasters issued a flood watch for the devastated Eaton Fire area in Altadena as firefighters Monday improved containment of the massive burn area to 98%, and continued to root out hot spots. With ...

It found that FEMA's flood maps mainly focus on coastal areas and may not fully capture flood risks in inland areas. This leaves many homes underinsured, especially in inland flood-prone areas.

According to the NWS, a coastal flood advisory is issued when "minor or nuisance coastal flooding is occurring or imminent." ...

The map specifically assesses fire hazard, rather than risk, the agency says. "The map is like flood zone maps, where lands are described in terms of the probability level of a particular area ...

The regions along the Alzette, and in particular the towns of Hesperange, Pfaffenthal, Mersch and Ettelbruck, have been placed on orange alert for flooding ... are warning the public to keep an eye on ...

Based on this map, watches, warnings, advisories, and special weather statements are issued for areas. Many of the zone borders follow county lines. The problem comes with our many microclimates ...

Construction costs in Midtown likely will jump now that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has updated its flood zone maps, raising the required ground elevations for future construction.

Construction costs in Midtown likely will jump now that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has updated its flood zone maps, raising the required ground elevations for future construction. The Dec ...