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After a break in the rain Saturday morning, a cold front will move in from the west. Scattered showers and a few ...
The Illinois State Water Survey is continuing data development to analyze flood risks in six Central Illinois counties. The ...
With concerns for flooding rising amid heavy rainfall, Oklahoma leaders are working to make sure residents are prepared for ...
As climate change intensifies extreme weather, two new NYU studies show 3D flood visualizations developed by a ...
Much of Mark Fulkerson’s work starts after a catastrophic storm has passed and its rain has ceased. As a chief engineer for the Southwest Florida Water Management District, he spends the weeks ...
The Flood Insurance Rate Maps used by FEMA are based on antiquated data and obsolete models. As a result, the U.S. government downplays flood risks for homeowners across the country—but ...
A long-awaited update to FEMA's flood maps for Harris County has been delayed again, eight years after Hurricane Harvey revealed how the current renderings drastically underestimate homeowners ...
Ithaca’s Common Council will vote to adopt new FEMA flood maps and update floodplain management regulations at 6 p.m., on Wednesday, April 16, at Ithaca City Hall. The proposed law, adopting ...
Failure to adopt the Rate Maps would suspend the city from the National Flood Insurance Program, making access to insurance more difficult for Ithaca property owners, according to Lisa Nicholas.
As Nashville braces for more severe weather through the weekend, those with homes in a floodplain face the highest risk of dangerous flooding. Not sure if that's you? If you live in Davidson ...
Revisions to FEMA's flood maps will remove 300 homes in Quincy from the flood zone. The change could save residents a combined $300,000 annually in flood insurance costs. The revised map ...
As Missoula County's floodplain map gets updated with new data for the first time in decades, some residents are concerned that the government has overstepped its bounds. The Federal Emergency ...