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

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

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

PREPARATIONS FOR A POSSIBLE FLOOD in Santa Rosa this year include more than having a disaster kit ready because residents ...

FEMA: ‘No delay’ in new flood insurance rates. By Thomas Frank, Hannah Northey | 09/22/2021 06:47 AM EDT . The Federal Emergency Management Agency is moving ahead with the launch of a new ...

That approach, Risk Rating 2.0, takes into account a home’s individual flood history and rebuilding costs. Reader support makes our work possible. Donate today to keep our site free.

Much of Risk Rating 2.0 has taken effect, but it is limited by law on how much flood insurance prices can rise each year. That limit is 17.9% a year. The average total increase to Lafourche will ...

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

Camp Mystic owners successfully appealed to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to redesignate some buildings that had been considered part of a flood-hazard zone.

Did you know that most homeowners’ insurance policies leave a wide opening for supplemental policies covering damage from ...

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

ONLINE RESOURCES. Realtor.com: Among various property details are flood risk assessments, by property, and specific information about flood insurance rates and options. Msc.fema.gov: Though one of ...