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 ...

However, the proposed scheme has been rejected by planners due to 'the absence of a site specific flood risk assessment'. In a report recommending refusal, case officer Joanne Dale states ...

When the research organization First Street developed its own national flood-risk assessments, “the place where we found the biggest discrepancies between our models and the FEMA flood models ...

Morning storms dumped very heavy rainfall over the Coastal Bend. Flooding will be a possible even as the showers taper off. Once we dry out and the sunshine returns, it's going to be a warm and ...

Virginia, D.C. and a large portion of Maryland are under a flood watch until Wednesday morning. A flood warning was effect until 10 p.m. for parts of Fairfax County. The National Weather Service ...

The territorial government says that it continues to coordinate with local governments and agencies to prepare for any potential flooding, ensure Yukoners are informed about flood risk and stay ...

Huckelberry wrote his flood risk memo to the County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday, one day before the Forest Service declared the Bighorn Fire fully contained. The fire started June 5 in the ...

However, when the item came up for discussion, Blaby District Councillor Mike Shirley said there had been "new surface water flood risk maps" that had been published by the Environment Agency ...

Dhaka, May 14, 2025 — The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved $270 million financing to bolster Bangladesh's flood recovery efforts and ... World Bank Senior Disaster Risk ...

But it’s a mostly invisible risk. To visualize flood risk in a specific area, one has to check the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s flood insurance rate maps (or, in Washington ...

But as buyers weigh their options, many find themselves grappling with the region’s persistent flood risk. Houstonians have seen firsthand how heavy rainfall can transform streets into rivers ...