How Vermont Community Helped One Family Recover After Floods Took Everything December 5, 2024 By Lisa Rathke The last thing John and Jenny Mackenzie saw as they fled their Vermont home with their daughters, dog and two...
Biden Approves Disaster Declaration for Vermont for Late July Flooding September 30, 2024 President Joe Biden has approved a major disaster declaration for the severe flooding that hit northeastern Vermont in late July....
Vermont Lags in Risk Management for Natural Disasters Including Flooding September 12, 2024 By Lisa Rathke Vermont has failed to complete many actions in its five-year hazard mitigation plan aimed at reducing the risk from natural...
Debby Triggers Floods, Power Outages, Water Rescues in Rural MidAtlantic, Northeast August 11, 2024 By Patrick Whittle, Mark Scolforo, Michael Hill and David Sharp First responders launched high-water and helicopter rescues of people trapped in cars and homes in rural New York and Pennsylvania...
Why Vermont Keeps Flooding: It’s Complicated But Could Become the Norm August 7, 2024 By Patrick Whittle and Michael Casey Vermont is flooding. Not just yesterday, two weeks ago and a year before that, but experts say the state could...
Vermont Suffered Millions in Damage From Last Week’s Flooding; Will Seek Federal Aid August 4, 2024 The toll of damage from recent flooding in Vermont exceeds $6 million, and the state is asking the federal government...
Governor Calls on Flood-Weary Vermonters to ‘Stick Together’ August 2, 2024 By Lisa Rathke, Kathy McCormack and Nick Perry Vermont’s governor said Wednesday that the latest storms to hit the state have undone much of the cleanup and recovery...
Vermont Again Dealing With Floodwaters July 30, 2024 Northern Vermont today is dealing with flash floods and washed-out roads after a night and early morning of extreme rainfall....
Vermont Farmers Take Stock After Losing Crops to Flooding Two Years in a Row July 24, 2024 By Lisa Rathke Exactly one year to the date of last year’s severe flooding in Vermont, Joe’s Brook Farm was flooded again by...
Vermonters Urged to Report Flood Damage From Beryl to State for FEMA Determination July 19, 2024 By Lisa Rathke Vermont’s governor on Tuesday urged residents to report any damage from last week’s flooding to the state, even if they...