SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- With heavy rain in the forecast for Friday, San Francisco officials are taking a new approach to prevent flood damage. A new type of flood barrier has been put up in a ...

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This week experts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers sought to address concerns about flood barriers and other prevention measures during a meeting of city leaders. Next week those experts will try ...

Flood defences will go up in a Worcestershire town where the River Severn is prone to burst its banks. The lower stages of the Severnside flood barrier in Bewdley will be deployed at 07:30 GMT on ...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Coconino County Emergency Operations Center Manager Wes Dison couldn’t turn away from the radar display. The county’s residents had been in an emergency flood response for three ...