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Florida’s water management districts depend on property taxes to fund about a third of their work preventing floods, securing the drinking water supply and conserving wetlands.

Another 8 inches of rain could fall across South Florida over the next 7 days. The ground is well saturated from recent rains, and more rain could produce flooding.

The University of Miami hosted the Embassy of Denmark for a panel on waterfront development. Both coastal areas are under threat from rising sea levels.

Designers usually measure how “green” a building is by its carbon footprint. But a green building has to last for its intentionally small carbon footprint to make a positive difference.

Resilient Florida was created to provide funding to help communities prepare for the impacts of more frequent and severe flooding, but not all who are at risk get the help they need.

A stationary front and deep moisture in the atmosphere will bring several days of heavy showers and thunderstorms, keeping the threat of flash floods across the northern half of Florida this week.

Flash flood risk along Florida's East Coast, as there will be some slow movers. Widespread showers and storms for the beginning of the week. Higher rain chances remain focused over the areas experiencing the worst drought in Florida.

Weeklong rainstorms have battered Chile and killed at least 10 people. Authorities on Tuesday raced to reach more than 100,000 cut off by flash floods in what has been one of the country's worst weather disasters in decades. Torrential rains and strong winds have battered the usually arid northern regions of Atacama and Coquimbo. The government declared a state of disaster on Monday.

Tropical storm Arthur was short lived, lasting only about 6 hours. But forecasters are watching for increased flooding rain and storm chances across parts of Florida later this week.

Anyone who has been through a flood or hurricane knows the scene: waterlogged furniture piled on curbs, gutted homes with mold creeping up the walls, families displaced for months. But the recovery isn’t the same for everyone.

With South Florida's high water table, stormwater can easily mix with groundwater causing pollution to spread from urban areas to Biscayne Bay. Now researchers at Florida International University are investigating how to fix that.

Insurance is supposed to soften the blow when homes burn or flood. With some preparation, you can better your odds of a smoother recovery if disaster strikes.