In theory, the maps enable homeowners, businesses and local officials to understand their flood risk and take appropriate ...

The Trump administration is planning to develop a new database aimed at providing more precise locations of flash flooding ...

Climate change has made extreme rainfall more common and more intense. But many flood risk maps have yet to catch up.

Camp Mystic owners successfully appealed to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to redesignate some buildings that had ...

Preparations for a possible flood in Santa Rosa this year include more than having a disaster kit ready because residents will be asked to obtain flood insurance for newly designated flood-prone areas ...

At least 27 campers and counselors at Camp Mystic perished in Friday's floods, with the total death toll in the floods now surpassing 100.

The data also highlights critical risks in other areas along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County, revealing more than twice as many Americans live in flood prone areas than FEMA's maps show.

The Trump administration canceled a FEMA program in April that would have funded upgrades to protect the town from flooding.

In about two weeks, more than 16,000 properties in Palm Beach County will be affected by changes FEMA made to flood maps. ... 16,269 parcels of land are at a greater risk for flooding.

In Risk Rating 2.0, Hecht is referring to the new premium-setting system Congress wanted FEMA to implement. Taxpayers have to pick up the costs when the flood insurance funds are exhausted.

Deadly and destructive flash flooding in Texas and several other states in July 2025 is raising questions about the nation’s ...