The Misleading Name That Confuses Millions The term "100-year flood" sounds like a once-in-a-century event, doesn't it?

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Flooding poses significant risks to communities in wetlands and densely urbanized regions, necessitating robust prevention ...

A new study finds that many homeowners face a higher flood risk than they expect. It’s a prospect that raises questions about the accuracy of government flood maps that determine insurance coverage, ...

The strike on a United Nations base in the southern Kordofan region was the deadliest single episode for the body’s personnel in Sudan’s civil war. By Declan Walsh Reporting from Nairobi, Kenya Six ...

Refugio County commissioners on Tuesday heard a proposal from the Nueces River Authority to join a multi-county effort to modernize floodplain maps and improve regional flood modeling, but the court ...

Shirley Howard’s Chicago neighborhood has flooded three times in the last 30 years. But Howard’s mortgage lender never suggested flood insurance. The government says she doesn’t need it. “That is what ...

Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) has announced several initiatives that aim to benefit 2026 Toyota bZ battery electric vehicle (BEV) drivers as the vehicle begins arriving at dealers nationwide this ...

One fast-growing area is determining how to educate all of its students. Madison City Superintendent Dr. Ed Nichols said the system needs to accommodate approximately 350 new students who start in ...

In Peabody, the city is working to help about 100 homeowners impacted by the new maps in the Lynnfield Street area. WBZ-TV's David Wade reports. Central Valley farming giant says it only plans to sink ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A view of the Charles River in Wellesley, where new housing is proposed. (Photo by Jordan Wolman/Commonwealth Beacon) It didn’t ...

The Russian River overflowing during a winter rain storm near Ukiah, Calif. on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. (Serena Alexi via Bay City News) New Federal Emergency Management Agency flood maps that took ...