FEMA recently held an open house to introduce the public to pending flood maps, an overview of the review process, and a ...

How the housing shortage, coupled with single-zoning housing policy, pushes homeowners and renters to the frontlines of ...

Photo booths to florals, dresses to fancy cakes. The wedding industry is heavily dependent on goods that come from countres ...

Bradenton and Palmetto are considering more intense coastline development while Sarasota and Manatee counties struggle with flooding concerns.

With flash flood warnings spiking and concerns over severe weather increasing across Central Virginia, the City of Richmond ...

A great Cascadia earthquake could instantly expand flood zones and double flood exposure for residents, structures, and roads. When combined with rising sea levels, these effects could render some ...

What homeowners and renters need to know about rising flood insurance rates, FEMA’s Risk Rating 2.0 and how to protect your property.

As of August 2023, that amounted to roughly 3.1 million policies, according to National Flood Insurance Program data. But far more people could be at risk. FEMA's 100-year flood zone maps include ...

The maps provide information on the floodplain administrator and the watershed associated with an address, among other details. What flood zone is the home in, and what does that mean? FEMA’s ...

The inundations were unexpected because most of the properties were outside of the federal government’s officially designated flood zones. For years, experts have criticized the maps created by ...

In this Reality Check, The Tribune investigated how various areas are labeled under Cal Fire’s new fire hazard severity maps.