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

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has revised the floodplain risk maps that decide whether property owners have to buy flood insurance, and a city-led study may lead to further map ...

Richmond recently adopted the city’s final flood maps that will take effect in July, as weather patterns change and flood risk increases throughout the region.

Flood insurance mandates loom for Harris County residents who fall in updated FEMA flood zones, though official maps have been delayed for another year.

Our objectives include assessing demographic attributes within and outside 500-year floodplains, identifying household and population flood injustices, and overlaying 500-year floodplain maps and ...

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

As Nashville braces for more severe weather through the weekend, those with homes in a floodplain face the highest risk of dangerous flooding.

Revised flood maps set to take effect in July will save Quincy residents thousands of dollars on flood insurance. Are you eligible for savings?

Revised flood maps set to take effect in July will save Quincy residents thousands of dollars on flood insurance. Are you eligible for savings?

Six months after Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina, the rebuilding of homes has yet to begin due to uncertainties about eligibility and federal regulations.

LEMMON VALLEY, Nev. — Washoe County officials unveiled a new floodplain map for the Swan Lake area during a community meeting on Wednesday, revealing that 154 homes are now within the 100-year ...

In about two weeks, more than 16,000 properties in Palm Beach County will be affected by changes FEMA made to flood maps.