flooding

The onset of warm temperatures is accelerating the melting of a record-breaking snowpack, triggering worries of continued flooding in California’s Central Valley.

Farmers and ranchers across the land have dealt with various natural disasters of late; floods, fires and drought for example.  What should they do to begin the process to access USDA disaster programs?  FSA Deputy Administrator Scott Barlow said it starts with "...folks i...

One University of Idaho professor says the wheat production picture globally is very concerning. Dr. Juliet Marshall said most are aware of the impact the war in Ukraine is having on not only getting grain in storage to markets in need, but also on planting this season...

The temporary closure of Yellowstone park due to flooding. "Record crests set on Yellowstone River and some of the tributaries across the northern Rockies," noted USDA meterologist Brad Rippey. It's a scenario he said has been caused by a combination of weather events, in addition to recent 2-4" of rainfall in the northern Rockies...

When it comes to spring wheat plantings across the country, USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey said there is a wide contrast in conditions, including from lingering drought in the west, to extraordinarily wet and flooding conditions in the east ...

On Tuesday, Eastern Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Idaho senator Jim Risch sent a series of letters to ten federal agencies involved in looking at plans to breach the Lower Snake River dams. The agencies, which include NOAA Fisheries, the U ...

Farmers in Northern Whatcom County, in the NW corner of Washington, are calling for comprehensive changes to the Nooksack River Basin's water management system after November's floods. Local farmers say all water storage options need to be on the table, including removing river sediment, protecting farmland and fixes to waterway improvements like dykes, backchannels and floodgates ...

According to new research published Wednesday in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, human-caused climate change makes extreme weather events more likely into the future. The 10th edition of the report, Explaining Extreme Events in 2020 from a Climate Perspective, presents 18 new peer-reviewed analyses of extreme weather across the world during 2020 ...

The Abbotsford area of southern British Columbia is known for its rich farmland and is home to about half of all the dairy farms in British Columbia. Hundreds of farms including dairy, poultry and field crop operations continue to be overwhelmed by the flooding that started two weeks ago ...

On Tuesday, senators Tammy Baldwin and Mike Braun introduced bipartisan legislation to help states rebuild stronger and more resilient roads, highways and bridges. The Wisconsin Democrat and Indiana Republican said the legislation will help states as they recover from extreme weather and natural disaster damage brought by severe storms, floods or hurricanes ...