Flooding isn’t just a risk for those living near hurricane-prone coastlines or riverbanks—floodwaters can rise almost anywhere, including areas where homeowners least expect it. Even a single ...

Deadly and destructive flash flooding in Texas and several other states in July 2025 is raising questions about the nation’s flood maps and their ability to ensure that communities and homeowners can ...

In the wake of the historic August 12th flooding, Chattanooga city council is sharing how new federal floodplain maps could affect Chattanooga residents' homes and wallets. The maps, which take effect ...

Canada’s outdated flood maps put people at risk. In Montreal, a battle over updating them highlights a nationwide worry over ...

Traditional methods of communicating how likely an area is to flood focus on designating which zones are 'high risk.' This study suggests that this framing may give developers and homeowners a false ...

Making and maintaining an accurate flood map is neither simple nor inexpensive. Even after an investment of more than $1 billion to take flood maps into the digital world, only 21 percent of the ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — 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. At Tuesday's meeting, ...

Some longtime residents question the accuracy of FEMA's flood risk designations as city prepares to approve updated map showing expanded hazard areas RICHMOND, Va. — If you own a home or business in ...

After revised flood maps left hundreds of Logan ratepayers in insurance limbo, two former mayors and an ex-federal MP have ...

NAUGATUCK, CT (WFSB) - Many of the homes destroyed by the historic flooding in Connecticut on August 18th were not in a flood zone. Turns out, the flood maps for much of that area were last published ...