Like the people of the Swiss Alps, the Langtangpa have been living with avalanches for centuries, and they have used both ...

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

The city of Pullman is inviting community feedback on proposed flood hazard maps for Whitman County. The city announced in a ...

Richmond's new flood hazard map adds many properties to risk zones, potentially requiring owners to buy flood insurance. City ...

Still, research shows buyers often overlook flood hazards when choosing a home ... delayed releasing Harris County’s updated flood maps, leaving much of the existing floodplain information ...

The Flood Insurance Rate ... “the final map looks nothing like what FEMA originally proposed,” with a much smaller area tagged a hazard, he says. Property values do in fact decline when ...

He compared the fire map to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s flood hazard map, which shows the likelihood of a flood in each part of the country. Both maps are based on longstanding ...

The petition closes on May 30 and claims the overlay is not a genuine flood hazard map and is not backed by consistent risk data. In a written response, Logan City Council said the High Flow Area ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Flood risk to buildings is highest in urban areas with many renters, who often lack resources for flood protection and recovery. Social vulnerability factors ...

Cal Fire maps outline areas with high fire hazards. Find your home in the interactive map below. (Map by Jesse Kathan, data from Cal Fire) In 2024, Cal Fire adopted new wildfire hazard maps for the ...

CONCORDIA PARISH, La. – High water levels have prompted a “no wake zone” designation on all lakes in Concordia Parish, including Lake St. John and Lake Concordia. The public safety notice ...