This story, by Tik Root, was originally co-published by Grist and WBUR on Aug. 8. As heavy rain drenched Barre, Vermont last month, Kim Beinin was watching Thor with her two young children.

Construction costs in Midtown likely will jump now that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has updated its flood zone maps, raising the required ground elevations for future construction.

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - FEMA has changed the flood zone maps in Bay County for the first time since 2009. This went into effect this October, according to Bay County officials. Flood zones ...

The revised map takes effect July 8. If property owners now outside the flood zone still wish to insure their homes, their ...

PANAMA CITY — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has revised and reissued its Flood Insurance Study for Bay County. The new flood zone map pushes flooding threats further inland from ...

If you're looking at the new FEMA ... the map is not proving to be easy for many, which means it's difficult to find out if a particular house or building is now in a high-risk flood zone.

An open house set for Saturday in West Palm Beach will give town residents the opportunity to learn more about new FEMA flood zone maps that will take effect in December. The meeting, which will ...

Santa Barbara County residents who found themselves in the new flood zones can now challenge ... The new maps will not take effect until 2026, but FEMA is in the process of introducing them ...

Revisions to FEMA's flood maps will remove 300 homes in Quincy from the flood zone. The change could save residents a combined $300,000 annually in flood insurance costs. The revised map ...