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About 75% of the nation’s flood insurance maps are outdated, leaving the door open for property owners to seek their own ...

Experts in flood mitigation see a national system decades behind. A recently disbanded FEMA advisory group was supposed to ...

Flood maps issued by FEMA go into effect Dec. 20, and according to the agency 5,000 properties have gone from low/medium flood risk to high risk in Palm Beach County.

Simple to use, the World Flood Mapping Tool requires only Internet access to obtain a flood map at 30-meter resolution. The interactive map allows users to select areas of interest in a grid ...

A map of Houston shows flood risk changing over the next 30 years. Blue areas are today’s 100-year flood-risk zones. The red areas reflect the same zones in 2050. Wing et al., 2022 ...

The sensors, which are being deployed over the next 18 months, use sonar technology to detect when water levels rise and ...

Missoula County officials are preparing for the most significant floodplain changes in nearly 50 years, as updated maps are set to be published in early August.

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