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Even in areas that are mapped, like the Camp Mystic site in Kerr County, Texas, that was hit by a deadly flash flood on July ...
There is growing homeowner outrage over new FEMA flood maps and changes to the national flood insurance program.
A Washington Post analysis shows how federal flood maps underestimated the risk homeowners faced in the parts of North Carolina devastated by Hurricane Helene.
FEMA welcomes criticism of the digital maps and is open to making changes if a compelling scientific case can be made, deBerge said.
That’s part of the reason the maps in Hitchcock, Texas are so old—preliminary maps from 2012 that would have expanded the floodplain haven’t gone into effect, in part, due to local opposition.
Revised flood maps set to take effect in July will save Quincy residents thousands of dollars on flood insurance. Are you eligible for savings?
New data shows that nearly 70% more homes should be listed on FEMA flood maps as climate change brings more severe weather events. CNN’s Rene Marsh reports.
U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) shared a link to a press release from online real estate giant Zillow, recommending the company’s new data offering on climate risk for home buyers ...
A recent study found that FEMA failed to capture 75 percent of flood damages within their flood maps from 1999 to 2009. The FEMA flood maps are the primary source for how the government and ...
With flash flood warnings spiking and concerns over severe weather increasing across Central Virginia, the City of Richmond is taking action to finalize updated FEMA flood maps that will go into ef… ...
If you're looking at the new FEMA flood map for Palm Beach County — good luck. Navigating the map is not proving to be easy for many.
The new FEMA flood maps do, indeed, reduce the base flood elevation - the required first-floor height above ground - for much of New Orleans to levels that are below heights required with the 1984 ...