A new floodplain map set to take effect in September is good news to the owners of more than 3,000 houses in Grand Island. If approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, houses north of ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has repeatedly delayed releasing Harris County’s updated flood maps, leaving much of the existing floodplain information outdated. Real estate listings do ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has revised the floodplain risk maps that decide whether property owners have to buy flood insurance, and a city-led study may lead to further map changes.

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 ...

The City and Borough of Juneau released updated flood inundation maps on Thursday that show barriers being installed along the Mendenhall River should protect neighborhoods even at an 18-foot ...

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a flood watch for desert areas in southern California, southern Nevada, and northwestern Arizona, effective Wednesday, as heavy rain puts the region at ...

but that could change as the federal agency reports flood maps are under assessment for potential updates. Mendez Arnett says she had to evacuate her Zone X-marked home months ago during Hurricane ...

Tauranga property owners have had a “significant win” after the council agreed to update flood maps, a developer says. Tauranga City Council is making Plan Change 27 – Flooding from Intense ...

Flooding could remain a concern for several states currently dealing with the excessive rainfall. According to the NWS Climate Prediction Center's six- to 10-day precipitation outlook, Kansas, Texas, ...

BERRIEN COUNTY, Mich. (WSBT) — There’s a flood of concern and a possible setback for the Berrien Hills River's Edge project. FEMA released a new map showing the former Berrien Hills Country ...

Frustrated Democrats are fighting to counter President Trump’s flood-the-zone approach by adopting a mirror strategy with a simple goal: To flood the zone right back. Democrats have ...

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