A researcher who studies flood-risk mapping says many politicians aren't interested in updating maps because it might trigger ...

About 75% of the nation’s flood insurance maps are outdated, leaving the door open for property owners to seek their own ...

Hundreds of thousands of people in Eastern Tennessee are on alert as floods remain possible throughout Wednesday.

Large swaths of the Washington region, including many of its roadways, rail lines and bus stops, are more vulnerable to ...

Most of the camps were built decades ago, before modern modeling and flood maps. Counties have little power to regulate ...

Just one month after deadly Texas floods claimed more than 130 lives, officials in Fulton County have created new, digital ...

New federal flood maps are prompting Maine towns to rethink how—and where—they allow building in high-risk areas.

Santa Barbara County residents who own property in a former Recovery Map High Hazard Area (HHA) for flooding may no longer need permitting review from the ...

Remapping would update the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, floodplain maps of the DCC and a portion of the ...