A hotter climate makes flooding more frequent and severe, and government flood maps aren’t keeping up with the change.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency included the prestigious camp for girls in a "Special Flood Hazard Area" in its National Flood Insurance map for Kerr County in 2011, which means it was ...

Only about 7% of Texas properties are covered by flood insurance and in inland cities like Dallas, that number is closer to 1 ...

If Steve Dunning’s Okie Dokies Smokehouse in Swannanoa appeared on the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s flood maps, his ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will conduct an informative presentation on the newly redrawn and revised ...

A peer‑reviewed study of 78 floods finds 43% of North Carolina buildings that took on water over the past two decades sit outside FEMA’s hazard zones, exposing insurance gaps and urging better risk ...

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 ...

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

And while FEMA’s flood maps are gradually being updated to reflect changing risks due to climate change, many still fail to accurately reflect current flood risks — especially when it comes to ...

At least 12 structures at Camp Mystic along the Guadalupe River were fully within the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s 2011 National Flood Insurance map for Kerr County, and a few more were ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency included the prestigious girls' summer camp in a "Special Flood Hazard Area" in its National Flood Insurance map for Kerr County in 2011, which means it was ...