FEMA’s maps are essential tools for identifying flood risks, but they have significant gaps that limit their effectiveness.

Reports show 30 Camp Mystic structures were removed from a 100-year National Flood Insurance map repeatedly, loosening camp oversight.

The data also highlights critical risks in other areas along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County, and nationwide as many ...

Before buying land in a floodplain, it’s crucial to understand flood maps, access issues, and elevation. This guide explains ...

Those maps detail risk — where homes and property across the country fall within the “100-year floodplain,” for example, where there are usually special requirements for development, and ...

The risk of the catastrophic flooding that struck Texas Hill Country as people slept on July 4 and left at least 120 dead was potentially underestimated by federal authorities, according to an ABC ...

Outdated FEMA flood maps labeled thousands of North Carolina homes as “low risk,” leaving residents blindsided when Hurricane Helene flooded their communities. One survivor’s story reveals ...

Many areas of western North Carolina affected by flooding had FEMA flood maps that were 12 to 15 years old, according to Anna Weber, a senior policy analyst at the Natural Resources Defense ...

Ithaca’s Common Council will vote to adopt new FEMA flood maps and update floodplain management regulations at 6 p.m., on Wednesday, April 16, at Ithaca City Hall.

Ithaca’s Common Council will vote to adopt new FEMA flood maps and update floodplain management regulations at 6 p.m., on Wednesday, April 16, at Ithaca City Hall. The proposed law, adopting ...

As Nashville braces for more severe weather through the weekend, those with homes in a floodplain face the highest risk of dangerous flooding. Not sure if that's you? If you live in Davidson ...