Hot weather and dry conditions have led to “elevated” wildfire threats across the state, the U.S. Drought Monitor said.

The advisory was for North Bay Interior Valleys and San Francisco Bay Shoreline as well as San Francisco County.

A coastal flood advisory is in effect for parts of California after a freak thunderstorm on Sunday killed six people, while ...

Richmond's new flood hazard map adds many properties to risk zones, potentially requiring owners to buy flood insurance. City Council expected to approve the map this week.

SEVIER COUNTY, Tenn. — Sevier County and state leaders are working to update the county's flood map, aiming to reduce flood risk following recent heavy rains and flooding in the area.

Booming thunderstorms, lightning strikes, bursts of heavy rain and even pea-sized hail hit parts of Southern California on Tuesday afternoon, prompting flash flood warnings around the region and ...

FEMA’s maps break down flood zones into several categories, but the ones homebuyers most commonly encounter are AE and X. Zone AE is commonly known as the 100-year floodplain, meaning there is a ...

California gets less than five earthquakes a year with a magnitude of 5.5 or higher, which are large enough to cause moderate damage to structures. But a new study found a long-feared, deadly ...