A catastrophic and historic flooding event unfolded across portions of four states over the weekend, leading to a levee failure in Tennessee and leaving at least nine people, including a child, dead ...

Days of heavy rain caused a levee on the White River to breach, sending water into Pacific, Wash., on Dec. 16, 2025. Brandon Bell/Getty Images In recent weeks, powerful atmospheric river storms have ...

The study addresses four broad areas, risk analysis, flood insurance, risk reduction, and risk communication, regarding how levees are considered in the NFIP. Specific issues within these areas ...

A second levee failed just outside of Seattle in western Washington as rivers once again surged from more atmospheric river-fueled rain.Precautionary evacuations were ordered for around 1,300 people ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At least one person has died amid flash flooding and levee failures in Washington, officials said Dec. 16. Sheriff's deputies and ...

San Joaquin County is pushing an alternative to the Delta Tunnel — re-enforce aging levees and restore 100 percent water flow ...

The plan's approval comes more than 46 years after the Easter Flood of 1979.

Across the U.S., levees are getting older while weather is getting more extreme. Many were never designed for the enormous ...