Many areas still rely on rainfall data unchanged since the 1970s.

A truck barrels through flooded Old Bridge Drive on Aug. 6, 2024, at The Farm in Bluffton, S.C. after Tropical Storm Debby came through the overnight hours. It’s a call that Shari Mendrick, the town ...

The AP reported that Black Lake lies in two counties and that Cheboygan County has a FEMA flood map dating to 2012 while ...

Fifteen years after the 2011 Souris River Flood in Minot, an insurance agent who survived the flood herself speaks with us on ...

Deadly and destructive flash flooding in Texas and several other states in July 2025 is raising questions about the nation’s flood maps and their ability to ensure that communities and homeowners can ...

SHAMOKIN — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved Shamokin's revised flood insurance map prepared by an engineering firm, Betsy Kramer, SEDA-COG program manager for community ...

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With a background in journalism and counseling, Penny Min blends analytical research with real-world insight to help readers make informed financial decisions. At Forbes Marketplace, she specializes ...

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. The ...

It’s a call that Shari Mendrick, the town of Hilton Head’s floodplain manager, gets almost every day: A Hilton Head resident wants to know if they should drop their flood insurance. The town adopted ...