Near-shore tsunamis, those triggered by earthquakes just off the coast, could pose a particularly dire risk for California's heavily populated coastal communities.

Maps that more than double the local area included in fire hazard severity zones are expected to take effect in July for Ventura County property ... maps to those of flood zones.

In 2023, Harris County already knew the new maps would drastically increase how many homes and businesses fell within a likely flood zone. "The new 100-year will probably be close to the 500 ...

Not sure if that's you? If you live in Davidson County, it's easy to check on the Nashville.gov parcel viewer. Under map layers, select "FEMA Flood Hazard Areas." Then you can enter your address.

There are a number of scenarios where California could get hours of lead time ahead of a damaging tsunami. But should a quake strike close to shore, there could be little to no warning. Tsunami ...

much of that in the county’s eastern unincorporated open lands, but also in cities including Rancho Cordova, Folsom and Elk Grove. Cal Fire officials liken the maps to flood zone maps ...

MORE: State defends Coastal A flood zone ... said Berkeley is going to lobby the FEMA-run National Flood Insurance Program to deem those homeowners to be in compliance with new flood maps, as ...

In Palm Beach County alone ... put into too hazardous a flood zone, the website offers a way to change your flood zone designation with a LOMA — a Letter of Map Amendment.

The same is true for much of Alameda; sizable chunks of Oakland, Berkeley, Richmond and Marin County; and some areas ... not the entire hazard zone would flood. There are many scenarios where ...

has revised and reissued its Flood Insurance Study for Bay County. The new flood zone map pushes flooding threats further inland from the coast compared to the 2009 Flood Insurance Rate Map.

has revised and reissued its Flood Insurance Study for Bay County. A screenshot of Panama City's updated flood zone map as of Oct. 25, 2024. The new flood zone map pushes flooding threats further ...