Even after Hurricane Harvey exposed the dangers of building in flood-prone areas, tens of thousands of new homes have ...

Dave Mostrom, owner of land surveying firm Mostrom & Associates, flips through a stack of FEMA flood maps on a desk at the ...

The floodplain initiative was one of the requirements of the federal Housing Accelerator Fund, a program that Summerside was ...

Shirley Howard’s Chicago neighborhood has flooded three times in the last 30 years. But Howard’s mortgage lender never suggested flood insurance. The government says she doesn’t need it. “That is what ...

One fast-growing area is determining how to educate all of its students. Madison City Superintendent Dr. Ed Nichols said the system needs to accommodate approximately 350 new students who start in ...

LIVINGSTON, Mont.—When a torrential flood struck this town nestled on the banks of the Yellowstone River in 2022, it swamped areas that scientists had long predicted were susceptible to flooding.

ATLANTA — For most metro Atlanta residents, Hurricane Helene was a temporary inconvenience last September. But in pockets of Georgia, it was a destructive storm that brought flooding, forcing families ...

The Russian River overflowing during a winter rain storm near Ukiah, Calif. on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. (Serena Alexi via Bay City News) New Federal Emergency Management Agency flood maps that took ...

MENDOCINO CO., 9/20/25 – New Federal Emergency Management Agency flood maps that took effect Friday in Ukiah could impact low-income property owners who may have to buy flood insurance for the first ...

The City of Findlay, in partnership with the Hancock County Commissioners and consulting engineers from Stantec, today announced submission of a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) to FEMA following the ...

The Texas Legislature passed a requirement in its special session that children’s cabins at camps are not to be built within the floodplain. But how are floodplains determined? By a group within ...

CLAY COUNTY, Fla. — FEMA hosted an open house in Clay County to answer any questions on proposed changes to the county’s flood zones. The last time FEMA updated the flood zone maps for Clay County was ...