A researcher who studies flood-risk mapping says many politicians aren't interested in updating maps because it might trigger ...

About 75% of the nation’s flood insurance maps are outdated, leaving the door open for property owners to seek their own ...

Hundreds of thousands of people in Eastern Tennessee are on alert as floods remain possible throughout Wednesday.

Large swaths of the Washington region, including many of its roadways, rail lines and bus stops, are more vulnerable to ...

Most of the camps were built decades ago, before modern modeling and flood maps. Counties have little power to regulate ...

In June 1964, the most severe floods in northwest Montana’s history devastated rural communities spanning the Continental ...

The Central Texas floods should be a similar wake-up call. Hill Country needs its own version of FIRST. At the relatively paltry cost of $1-2 million, Gov. Greg Abbott could fund it right now through ...

Just one month after deadly Texas floods claimed more than 130 lives, officials in Fulton County have created new, digital ...

Austin is currently in the middle of a major overhaul of its floodplain maps. New rainfall data shows flood risk is greater ...

New federal flood maps are prompting Maine towns to rethink how—and where—they allow building in high-risk areas.