After Days of Heavy Rain and Flash Flooding in New England, Hurricane Lee Is Up Next September 15, 2023 By David Sharp and Patrick Whittle PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Days of wild weather that produced torrential rain, flooding, sinkholes and a likely tornado in New...
New England Getting More Rain, Watching Hurricane Lee’s Path After Flooding September 14, 2023 By Michael Casey and Kathy McCormack LEOMINSTER, Mass. (AP) — More heavy rain began falling Wednesday in New England, where residents kept one eye on cleanup...
Houston-Area Flood Control Projects Proceed After Harvey November 1, 2019 By Nancy Sarnoff HOUSTON — On a Friday night in August, Diane and Ted Simpson got home from work to find a certified...
Surge in Sinkholes Nationwide Tied to Deteriorating Infrastructure May 11, 2017 Dora Linda Nishihara was driving in San Antonio one dark evening in early December when she suddenly disappeared from sight....
Taiwan Launches Database to Track Areas Vulnerable to Quake Damage March 16, 2016 Taiwan launched a database Monday to inform residents about which areas might be susceptible to creating potentially catastrophic sinkholes in...
Colorado Judge to Decide on $14M Case of Homes Located on Sinking Soils September 3, 2015 Homeowners at a golf course subdivision near Glenwood Springs, Colo., are waiting to see if a judge will uphold $14...
Louisiana to Include Sinkholes in Disaster Planning April 16, 2015 Sinkholes will be recognized as threats in the state’s updated hazard mitigation plan. The Daily Comet reports the state is...
Sinkholes Can Cause Costly Damage September 15, 2014 By BRUCE SCHREINER Solid ground isn’t always a certainty. Sinkholes can lurk anywhere, beneath suburban homes, city streets or even football stadiums and...
UK Flood and Sinkhole Risk Continues: AIR February 26, 2014 This winter has been the wettest in the United Kingdom since detailed data was first published in 1910, and the...
Louisiana City Settles Lawsuit Over Neglect January 23, 2014 It took two votes, but the Lafayette City-Parish Council introduced an ordinance authorizing a $775,000 legal settlement with former City-Parish...