If you live near a coastline, stream or major body of water, you may want to look into getting flood insurance.

The Flood Insurance Rate Maps used by FEMA are based on antiquated data and obsolete models. As a result, the U.S. government ...

An analysis shows how federal flood maps underestimated the risk homeowners faced in the parts of North Carolina devastated ...

Thanks to new risk-assessment technology from First Street Foundation, the true scale of flood threats is becoming clearer.

A Washington Post analysis shows how federal flood maps underestimated the risk homeowners faced in the parts of North Carolina devastated by Hurricane Helene.

The combination of a dangerous storm surge and high tide could raise water between 10 and 15 feet above the ground in the ...

Regarding the new flood map, will I be notified if I must get flood insurance ? I have no idea how to read /operate that map. Answer : Yes, after Oahu’s revised Flood Insurance Rate Map is finalized, ...

Here are free tools to check house flood risk. In just one minute, you can know your risk before you buy, sell, or stay.

FEMA defines high-risk flood zones as areas with at least a 1% chance ... FEMA manages and updates Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) and makes them available to the public. These maps assess ...

While our neighbors in the southeast of the country continue to evaluate the damage of recent hurricanes Milton and Helene, a ...