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Electric vehicle fires after flood events represent a significant challenge to the modern fire service. Storm surge from Hurricane Helene last September caught many residents off guard, according to Hillsborough County Firefighter Captain Jeff Hartzner.

Anthony Accetta has been embroiled in a battle over a 1930’s home with a colorful heritage that neighbors now call an eyesore. Two of his adjacent homes in a flood-prone area of the city have already been deemed unsafe and demolished. But the city’s Historic Preservation Board has been pushing to save the last one.

The National Weather Service has already issued more than 3,600 flash flood warnings across the United States in 2025, and that number is increasing as torrential downpours continue in late July.

The two lawmakers jointly reintroduced the Flood Insurance Relief Act on Thursday to give Americans a non-refundable tax deduction on flood insurance premiums paid through the National Flood Insurance Program or private insurers.

Using a rapid analysis to show how the floods are linked to climate change, scientists in Europe determined that warmer weather fueled the Texas disaster as overall weather conditions in that specific region had gotten wetter compared to the past.

Twin sisters Hanna and Rebecca Lawrence, aged 8, are now frozen in time. That's according to the girls' parents. Hanna and Rebecca are among at least 27 people from Camp Mystic who died in the devastating flooding in Texas Hill Country.

Wherever you live in South Florida, the flooding you see right now is likely to get worse in the years ahead – despite billions of dollars in drainage projects intended to protect communities.

With hurricane season right around the corner, some Gulf Coast residents are working to elevate their homes for better flood protection. Will the rest of Florida follow?

As part of a continuing series investigating flood risks, the Herald consulted more than a dozen economists, academics and real estate professionals on when, how or even if the increasing threat will impact cost and demand.

Many City of North Miami residents are questioning the effectiveness of the city's proposed preliminary Stormwater Master Plan aimed at tackling the city'spersistent street and home flooding.

A Miami Herald investigation reveals that in Florida, it’s difficult for the public to identify flood-prone neighborhoods and nearly impossible for prospective buyers to find the history of individual homes.

In South Florida, rain was due to gradually increase in coverage, with the heaviest rainfall expected this afternoon through the late night hours.