south florida flooding

As coastal engineers and state and local flood management officials converged on downtown Miami for this year’s Florida Floodplain Managers Association conference at the Marriott Biscayne Bay hotel, the skies opened and unleashed a torrent of rain.

South Florida cities face the highest risk to life and property value from the two feet of sea level rise expected in the state by 2060.

The state of Florida on Friday awarded millions of dollars for improvements as part of a larger South Florida effort to deal with flooding and other water-control efforts.

Why is the government selling affordable housing in risky flood zones? Actress Gabrielle Union on her new book and her advocacy work. Plus, socially-distanced belly dancing.

Researchers say high tide flooding in U.S. coastal regions will become more frequent in the mid-2030s because of climate change, amplified by a routine wobble in the moon's orbit.

Tens of thousands of homeowners may now have to start paying hundreds of dollars or more each year in flood insurance, thanks to an update in maps that…

South Florida was swamped by heavy rains overnight that flooded streets and highways, stranded cars and closed the airport in Fort Lauderdale.About 4…

On a satellite map, the Lake Wales Ridge stands out as a sandy spine running through the middle of Florida. From Clermont in the north, south almost to...

The clouds and storms located between South Florida and the northwest Bahamas that have become Tropical Depression Three will likely mean rain and…

More than five inches of rain combined with rising tide left parts of South Florida under water this Tuesday evening, as the region dealt with the last…

Driving around Molly Curry’s condominium complex in Ft. Lauderdale, it’s obvious she is proud of her neighborhood. She lives in the Bay Colony Club…

“Does the property flood during the king tides?”Fort Lauderdale Realtor Julie Jones says that is one of the first things her buyers ask these days. “The…