Recognizing this, officials are taking significant steps to update and improve flood risk maps nationwide. These maps serve ...

“No flood zones,” she said ... He said there are more people than ever now moving inland from our coastal communities. “I’ve seen a much larger trend of people wanting to get out ...

An updated coastal flood advisory was released by the National Weather Service on Sunday at 3:36 p.m. valid from 8 p.m. until ...

Explore local sea level rise and coastal flooding risks worldwide with maps that use the most advanced ... more than six feet (two meters), making flood threats look small compared to reality.

For example, imagine two homes in the same coastal flood zone. One sits 12 feet above the Base Flood Elevation (BFE) on a hill, while the other rests in a low-lying area prone to inundation.

The findings showed that when confronted with flood prediction maps, respondents demonstrated ... A risk perception study of coastal real estate, Risk Analysis (2025). DOI: 10.1111/risa.