The state's Resilient Retrofits Program provides money — $3 million for Long Island — for projects to help withstand storms.

Long Island's coastal communities are among ... are outside the "special flood hazard areas," zones where the insurance program's floodplain management regulations must be enforced.

A narrow zone with gusts between 60 and 70 mph ... Heavy Rain, Minor Flooding: Storm Headed To Long Island appeared first on Bay Shore Patch.

Long Island leaders say they're hopeful that Donald Trump's pick for head of the EPA​, former Rep. Lee Zeldin, will in fact ...

On Saturday, a coastal flood watch takes effect for moderate flooding in Queens, Long Island and the Jersey Shore. Meanwhile, there will also be dangerous rip currents along New York and New ...

Democrats and Republicans butt heads on many issues, but this is a rare one where policymakers agree reforms are needed.

TREASURE ISLAND, Fla. - A landmark hotel in Treasure Island is helping house people who were displaced during the hurricanes.

Living in Houston means living with the risk of severe flooding ... what is now the 17-foot-high, 10-mile long seawall that stretches along much of the island on the Gulf side.

it doesn’t take long to pass a construction site for another batch of new homes. Among them is La Linda Estates, which is being built in a high-risk flood zone on a barrier island near where ...

A storm surge is water that is pushed onto shore by a hurricane. It is rarely a "wall of water" as often claimed, but rather a rise of water that can be as rapid as several feet in just a few minutes.

A Town of Palm Beach preservation official has urged the Town Council to review a state law on landmarking homes with ...

Homes on Mountain Island Lake and Lake Wylie experienced devastating flooding as rainfall channeled into the Catawba River ...