UN-SPIDER has released a new Recommended Practice that improves flood mapping by integrating Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) ...

Your home may be at risk for flood damage even if you don’t live in a flood zone. As a result, skipping flood insurance could ...

As climate change intensifies extreme weather, two new NYU studies show 3D flood visualizations developed by a ...

In Harris County, floodwaters have a habit of ignoring official maps, repeatedly inundating thousands of homes the federal government has marked as safe or low risk. Flood maps are supposed to show ...

The Flood Insurance Rate Maps used by FEMA are based on antiquated data and obsolete models. As a result, the U.S. government downplays flood risks for homeowners across the country—but ...

During an earthquake scenario with the highest level of subsidence, or land sink, the area at risk of flooding would expand ... outlined in maps published by the California Geological Survey ...

A long-feared monster earthquake off California, Oregon and Washington could cause some coastal areas to sink by more than 6 feet, dramatically heightening the risk of flooding and radically ...

The results were striking. Once people were shown flood risk maps, their preferences changed decisively—away from scenic seafront properties and towards locations that were inland and considered ...

A global risk map lets travellers know which countries and cities across the world are most dangerous to visit right now. The ...