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Ithaca’s Common Council will vote to adopt new FEMA flood maps and update floodplain management regulations at 6 p.m.
The Smithtown Library is close to reopening, nearly eight months after historic flooding​ on Long Island nearly destroyed it.
Jennifer Smith, CommonWealth Beacon April 11, 2025 AT SOME POINT between February and early March, as seasonal wind and rain ...
Superstorm Sandy soaked the city's South End, temporarily turning the diverse lower-income neighborhood into an extension of Long Island Sound. In the aftermath of the October 2012 disaster, ...
Rising sea levels and extreme weather events increasingly threaten the US submarine force's infrastructure. They could also ...
New York City and Long Island could lose over 80,000 homes to flooding, according to Averting Crisis, a new report released on Monday by ...
State of Emergency issued for Clarksville-Montgomery ... While some residents were already concerned and awaiting the flood, others were not expecting it. A little after 5 p.m. Saturday, the ...
For all too long, weather-driven risks have been ... Start with the Federal Emergency Management Agency flood maps, since they can help you determine whether a mortgage company might require ...
The Ithaca Common Council voted unanimously on April 9 to advance legislation to align the city’s floodplain regulations with ...
The most recent risk assessment, outlined in maps published by the California Geological Survey, illustrate the devastation possible from extreme-but-realistic scenarios.
A mandatory evacuation is underway for residents of Falmouth and Butler as the Licking River continues to rise, threatening ...