Armed with the knowledge from the maps, which were first created in 2009 and were updated in March 2021, CGS and Cal OES hope people can plan a safe evacuation route out of the hazard zone in the ...

The federal maps apply to land that has been determined to be subject to a so-called 100-year flood, which means there is a 1% chance that a flood of its size will happen during any given year.

Hundreds of South Los Angeles homeowners will no longer be required to buy costly flood insurance after a federal agency decided that it had mistakenly put them in a high-hazard zone. After ...

Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. ... Red zones on the map are under evacuation orders, meaning there is an immediate threat to your life in those areas.

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) - Experts say a large tsunami could one day flood sizeable areas of Marina del Rey and Long Beach to an elevation of 15 feet, potentially threatening homes and lives.

But the flood risk in Los Angeles is much greater than what the latest storm delivered, according to a study published in October. ... a greater impact than federal flood zones suggest.

Cal Fire has released fire hazard severity zone maps for Imperial, Inyo, Los Angeles, Mono, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego counties. The fire hazard severity zone maps are like ...

Two months after deadly wildfires razed thousands of homes in the Los Angeles area, Cal Fire has released a new map showing fire hazard severity zones for the entire state. The maps were developed ...

Study: Los Angeles’ major flood risk is much higher than previously thought A 'hundred-year flood' would disproportionately affect the county's Black communities.

Los Angeles city officials have said the city had held public workshops on flood risks and was working to update its flood hazard maps. Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn, whose district ...