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About 75% of the nation’s flood insurance maps are outdated, leaving the door open for property owners to seek their own ...

While FEMA has improved the accuracy and accessibility of the maps over time with better data, digital tools and community input, the maps still don't capture everything.

Santa Barbara County residents who own property in a former Recovery Map High Hazard Area (HHA) for flooding may no longer need permitting review from the ...

Remapping would update the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, floodplain maps of the DCC and a portion of the ...

Just one month after deadly Texas floods claimed more than 130 lives, officials in Fulton County have created new, digital ...

Most of the camps were built decades ago, before modern modeling and flood maps. Counties have little power to regulate ...

New federal flood maps are prompting Maine towns to rethink how—and where—they allow building in high-risk areas.