Heavy rain moved across Oʻahu on Sunday, flooding roads and causing major traffic disruptions from Waikiki to Kalihi, as ...

Flooding is one of the growing challenges facing cities and industrial facilities, with limited drainage and proper control measures heightening the risks. People, operations and properties need to ...

Last January’s destructive floods highlighted the many problems that need fixing within San Diego’s flood prevention system, problems that the city’s stormwater department and residents alike have ...

Salt Lake County Flood Control cannot cover the storm drain tunnel that a woman used to walk into last week, mainly due to public safety concerns. On Friday, July 11, A woman called 911 and said she ...

The Ala Wai Flood Mitigation Plan for Ala Wai Canal, above, is stalled due to rising costs. A recent study states that contaminated water from the canal could back up through storm drains and into the ...

This story, headlined "Beating back the sea," was originally published Nov. 13, 2005. It is being republished for the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina as part of The Times-Picayune's ...