Photo Courtesy Washington County HILLSBORO, Ore. – Washington County’s headquarters reopened Monday after closing for nearly three days because of emergency plumbing repairs. The County says around mid-morning…
Read more Washington County Headquarters Reopens After Emergency Plumbing Problem – KXLNORTH ANDOVER — The Planning Board wants a local country club to do its due diligence before allowing it to cut down more than 30 trees along the…
Read more Country club’s plan to cut down trees paused by Planning BoardANDOVER — The Conservation Commission gave its seal of approval to a project to redevelop the site of a historic building in Shawsheen Village and breathe new life…
Read more Andover commission OKs conditions to revitalize old Shawsheen buildingSALEM — The House of the Seven Gables is earmarking money to move five of its historic structures further inland in anticipation of rising seas and groundwater levels…
Read more House of the Seven Gables’ historic properties planned to relocate to address rising sea levelsOLYMPIA, Wash. — The first ever Department of Housing is being established at the cabinet level in the state of Washington. Governor Bob Ferguson rolled out his $244…
Read more Washington Governor Rolls Out $244 Million Dollar Supplement Housing Budget – KXLThe death toll from flash floods and landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra island rose to 164 on Friday, with 79 people missing, authorities said.Rescuers were hampered by damaged bridges…
Read more Death toll from floods, landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra island rises to 164Rainfall and thunderstorms are expected overnight, with the National Weather Service warning of possible flooding in burn scarred areas prompting evacuation warnings Mayor Karen Bass announced an evacuation…
Read more Evacuation Warning Issued for Pacific Palisades Burn AreasAllegany County Schools Superintendent Michael Martirano began his tenure amid recovery efforts from catastrophic flooding in May. With Westernport Elementary School heavily damaged, the community rallied to reopen…
Read more Maryland community hit by floods reopens school where students were evacuated in May – WTOP NewsIn 2019, when the Thai government announced plans to turn an abandoned tobacco factory in the nation’s smoggy capital into a public park, Bangkok-based landscape architect Chatchanin Sung…
Read more Should L.A. look to ‘sponge cities’ to solve its flooding problem?In a matter of minutes, flash floods caused by heavy downpours in eastern Spain swept away everything in their path. With no time to react, people were trapped…
Read more What to know: Unprecedented floods kill more than 200 in SpainChiva, Spain — The death toll from historic flash floods in Spain climbed to at least 205 people Friday, with many more believed to be missing, as the initial…
Read more Spain floods death toll hits 205 as maps, satellite images reveal Valencia impact and residents blast responseThe New Mexico National Guard continued search and rescue operations Sunday in Roswell after record rainfall produced severe flooding in and around the city and Chaves County and…
Read more Hundreds rescued, sheriff stranded on truck roof after deadly flooding in New Mexico:In comparison, North Carolina’s insurance market looks pretty good. No insurers have exited the state since 2008, while homeowners pay an average of $2,100 per year—high, but avoiding…
Read more Hurricane Helene Shows How Broken the US Insurance System IsThe Storm after the Storm: Underpaid flood insurance claims | 60 Minutes Archive – CBS News Watch CBS News In 2015, Sharyn Alfonsi investigated allegations that thousands of…
Read more The Storm after the Storm: Underpaid flood insurance claims | 60 Minutes ArchiveThe National Weather Serive has issued coastal flood and high tide advisories through this evening for the North Shore, from Salem to Newburyport. Second and third coastal flood…
Read more Flood, gale warnings in effect through weekendParts of Europe experiencing heavy rainfall, flooding Parts of Europe experiencing heavy rainfall, flooding 00:45 Warsaw, Poland — European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday pledged billions…
Read more Flooding in Central Europe blamed for 24 deaths as EU promises $11 billion in emergency repair fundingHurricane Francine in Louisiana, flooding in the Carolinas and wildfires in California are among the extreme weather events impacting millions across the U.S. just in the past week. And…
Read more Climate change is making home insurance costs more expensive. These maps show prices and weather risks in your state.THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Enormous floods have once again engulfed much of South Sudan, as record water levels in Lake…
Read more South Sudan May See the First Permanent Mass Displacement Due to Climate ChangeYou never know what’s lurking in the floodwaters after a hurricane.Officials in Louisiana’s St. Tammany Parish posted a photo on Facebook on Thursday, showing an alligator swimming in…
Read more ‘Keep your distance’: Alligator spotted in flooded street after Hurricane FrancineIs your house ready for the next big storm that may hit the D.C. area? September is National Emergency Preparedness Month so WTOP talked with an expert for…
Read more Is your house ready for the next big storm? WTOP talks to an expert for National Emergency Preparedness Month – WTOP News
