The Trump administration has paused work on a new database that would provide Americans with precise estimates of the ...

Long-running controversial plans to turn an Edinburgh pub into student flats have been approved, despite the application ...

Even in areas that are mapped, like the Camp Mystic site in Kerr County, Texas, that was hit by a deadly flash flood on July ...

On July 4, a horrific flash flood occurred in central Texas, mainly impacting Kerr County. The heavy rain started at about 3 a.m., resulting in rainwater surging down mountain slopes, causing the ...

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

FEMA is anticipated to open a 90-day public appeal and comment period in the winter where property owners can formally ...

A new report examines the issues that property owners nationwide in high flood risk areas may encounter should the Federal ...

While FEMA has improved the accuracy and accessibility of the maps over time with better data, digital tools and community ...

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