Houston's updated FEMA flood maps improve flood estimates but still leave out climate change, future development and worst-case flooding.

A TxDOT map shows highway and road closures on Friday, July 17 in parts of Uvalde, Kerrville and other communities as storms continue to batter the region.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Millions of people across the Midwest and Great Lakes remain under threat from damaging storms and flooding as a powerful ...

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

Floods are the costliest and most common natural disaster in the U.S., causing more than $8 billion in damage in 2024, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. $3.8 billion happened in areas not considered high risk. Fathom's U.S. Flood Risk ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Large areas of Texas are under flood and flash flood warnings after rounds of heavy rain swept across the state, triggering ...

Chippewa County residents who live near waterways should seriously consider attending FEMA’s meeting next Wednesday, either in person or through Zoom. Federal officials will present information about flood risk and flood insurance from 4-7 p.m. at the ...

For almost 20 years, homeowners in Harris County, Texas, have used the same federal flood maps to determine whether their homes were at risk. Then came Hurricane Harvey in 2017, and about 70% of the flooded homes — an estimated 110,