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NEW ORLEANS - The Army Corps of Engineers says improvements to the New Orleans-area levee system did not cause Hurricane Isaac's storm-surge flooding of areas in Louisiana that were not inundated ...

-- Isaac, now a tropical depression, is still drenching parts of Louisiana and Mississippi. Forecasters say it will eventually move into Arkansas and Missouri. -- Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant has ...

For residents of the southern counties, the hurricane evacuation drill is institutional: pack up, head north, and hope for ...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened as it swirled toward an expected landfall on Haiti's southern peninsula Friday night, threatening the poor nation with punishing rains but ...

Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened as it dumped heavy rains on Haiti on Saturday, threatening floods and mudslides, NBC News reported. Lashing rains and high winds were reported along parts of Haiti's ...

Freshwater flooding has caused over half of all direct hurricane deaths since 2013. The threat will increase as climate change makes hurricanes wetter and potentially slower-moving.