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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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 ...

Making and maintaining an accurate flood map is neither simple nor inexpensive. Even after an investment of more than $1 billion to take flood maps into the digital world, only 21 percent of the ...

A panel of federal judges upheld North Carolina’s 2023 congressional map Thursday as the judges continue mulling the legality of the state’s mid-decade redistricting push. The panel has not yet ruled ...

In the Floods of Trouble series, the Miami Herald mapped flood complaints across Miami-Dade and Broward counties, explaining how nearly every corner of South Florida has experienced some kind of water ...

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 ...

The Trump administration has pushed Republican leaders to redraw House district maps before the midterm elections next year. His party already holds 10 of North Carolina’s 14 congressional seats. By ...

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 ...