flooding

The architectural designs and building materials typically used in Florida are not appropriate for the overwhelming amount of moisture, says UM researcher Naresh Kumar.

"He would be out of town for a week and be fine where he was staying for work, and come home and literally spend the weekend in the hospital," said Kendra Elliott about her fiancé, who suffered from mold poisoning.

Researchers with the Nature Conservancy , Risk Management Solutions and UC Santa Cruz looked at how mangroves helped protect some Florida counties from...

Flooding is one of the most common and costly disasters during storms. Pinellas County is the latest area to have adjustments made to its flood map to...

Flooding is a fact of life in the low-lying Florida Keys. And it's projected to get worse. According to Monroe County, this is the third most vulnerable...

Florida’s 14 nonprofit waterkeepers are asking environmental regulators to conduct an audit of the state’s vulnerability to storms and sea level rise....

With the heavy rains these past few days, Bay County health officials are urging residents to take proper precautions to prevent illnesses during and...

South Florida could see two feet or more of sea-level rise over the next 40 years. It’s alarming. And there’s growing concern that the risk of rising...

Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands were hit by power outages and widespread flooding Monday as remnants of the Atlantic season's first hurricane…

In the next 30 years — about the length of a mortgage cycle — more than 300,000 U.S. homes could experience chronic flooding due to rising seas,...