On average, it takes five to seven years to develop and implement a new FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map. As a result, many maps ...

Many people in the United States receive little or no information about flood risk when they move into a new home or ...

Unsettled weather today could product thunderstorms capable of causing flash floods in parts of Massachusetts.

Many camps in the Guadalupe river region are adjacent or are partially inside high-risk flood zones, according to maps from ...

Plans to extend a house in Eastbourne to create a 12-bedroom HMO (House for Multiple Occupation) have been refused.

Kochi: In recent years, there was an increase in the number of compounding extreme events in Kerala, ranging from maximum temperatures and near-drough.

Stronger storms are expected to move in overnight, with flood risk continuing through the end of the week.

The flash flood risk in the region is a factor through Thursday, but the highest risk could be Wednesday night and Thursday, forecasters said.

Leaders in the county are updating flood maps to better identify risk areas after recent flooding.

Find a question Can you get flood insurance in a high-risk floodplain? FEMA offers coverage to most of the country’s flood insurance policyholders through its National Flood Insurance Program.

These maps help identify which areas have a high, moderate or low risk of flooding. For official floodplain information, prospective buyers can go to FEMA’s Flood Map Service Center online.

With flash flood warnings spiking and concerns over severe weather increasing across Central Virginia, the City of Richmond is taking action to finalize updated FEMA flood maps that will go into ef… ...