FARGO - At what Red River level is a 100-year flood in Fargo-Moorhead? Scientifically speaking, the answer depends on the source of information: the Federal Emergency Management Agency or the U.S.

On Monday morning, people in Florida living and staying along Florida’s Gulf Coast and in the Big Bend region woke up to a Category 1 hurricane at their door. Here’s the difference between a flood and ...

FARGO - The Diversion Authority's board got some sobering news Thursday at its first meeting: the government's definition of a 100-year flood keeps creeping up. Aaron Snyder, a project manager for the ...

Commission chair Hank Bagelmann noted the flood definitions hadn’t been changed “in a long, long time,” and said many of the changes looked like lessons FEMA learned in previous flood events in Iowa, ...

Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten announced the consultation paper today at a public meeting in Ipswich. It is expected to be considered for inclusion in legislative changes to be introduced later this ...

Definitions of flood damage are still causing problems for some mid north coast people trying to make insurance claims. The Insurance Council of Australia says anyone who has had a bad insurance ...

Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten said Australians should be able to tell "at a glance" what they are covered for. Insurance companies have knocked back one-in-seven of nearly 50,000 flood claims ...