Federal Mapping Systems Are Decades Behind Current Risk A 2023 assessment found that more than twice as many properties ...

Federal flood rules are easing for about 8,000 Stockton homes along the Smith Canal, where residents have long paid high flood insurance premiums. Following major flood-control upgrades, FEMA has ...

A study led by Francisco Vallés Morán, a researcher at the Institute of Water and Environmental Engineering (IIAMA) at the Universitat Politècnica de València, has analyzed in detail the flooding ...

Harris County could see its first major update to floodplain boundaries in nearly two decades. Emily Woodell with the Harris ...

A Chronicle analysis found Harris County's flood zones could expand substantially due to higher rainfall, more development and better modeling technology.

Blackburn said some areas, particularly in high-flood-risk corridors such as northeast Harris County, along Greens Bayou, ...

"FEMA just approved the letter of map revision taking out approximately 8,000 properties of the special flood hazard area, meaning residents in that area will no longer be mandatory have to pay flood ...

Geographic information system (GIS) maps help researchers, policymakers, and community members see how environmental risks ...

In the aftermath of damaging king tide flooding in Marin this month, Corte Madera and Larkspur passed emergency resolutions positioning themselves for aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

For half a century, a federal program has covered most at-risk properties. Now, a private company is pitching a plan to shrink the government’s role. By Scott Dance Reporting from Washington Flood ...

RED BLUFF – The Federal Emergency Management Agency has unveiled preliminary flood maps for Tehama County and the City of Red Bluff, California. According to FEMA, the updated maps highlight revised ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has released preliminary flood maps for Pima County, including the towns of Marana, Oro Valley and Sahuarita, as well as the City ...