It may look like an iceberg, but there’s nothing cool about it. Utility company Thames Water says it has discovered what it calls the biggest “fatberg” ever recorded in Britain – a 15-ton blob of congealed fat and baby wipes …
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has found substantial safety issues at two Tennessee Valley Authority nuclear plants involving flooding risks. The NRC found a total of six apparent violations at the Sequoyah and Watts Bar plants on the Tennessee River. In …
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has released new advisory maps for Manhattan that include the World Trade Center site in the zone seen as most at risk for flooding during a powerful coastal storm. The maps released this week were …
The signs of rising water are everywhere in this seaport city: yellow “Streets May Flood” notices are common at highway underpasses, in low-lying neighborhoods and along the sprawling waterfront. Built at sea level on reclaimed wetland, Norfolk, Virginia has faced …
Federal regulators say the danger of flooding at Duke Energy’s Oconee Nuclear Station in South Carolina is higher than previously thought. The Charlotte Observer reported the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has notified the Charlotte-based utility about the risks. The report says …
Some people are finding something shocking about a new parking garage in Atlantic City, N.J. It comes with six charging stations for electric cars. But they’re in an area where no overnight parking is allowed because of the risk of …
California water officials recommended a historic investment in the state’s aging flood control system Friday, saying more than half of the state’s levees do not meet standards and the system needs up to $17 billion in repairs and investment. The …
Floods are the most commonly occurring natural catastrophes in the world and insurance companies are using science to better predict risks, yet most people underestimate its destructive power, German insurer Allianz said in a report. Climate change and man-made causes, …
A Tennessee Valley Authority spokesman said the utility started making safety changes before a Nuclear Regulatory Commission panel released its report on Japan’s nuclear disaster. The NRC panel has recommended that all nuclear plants re-evaluate their earthquake and flood risk, …