The National Flood Insurance Program, a public insurance program sponsored by the federal government insures 4.7 million policyholders and protects more than $1.28 trillion in assets. Congress has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. buying a house in flood zone It’s the middle of hurricane season, and meteorologists say we’ve been lucky so far. Of the nine ...

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

The city of Savannah is working with FEMA’s Community Rating System to provide residents a 25% discount on flood insurance ...

A year after a deadly flood devastated the Texas Hill Country, the region is still rebuilding. The process has been costly; ...

Subsidized insurance makes waterfront property seem safer than it is for wealthier buyers, while many low-income homeowners ...

The National Flood Insurance Program is set to expire later this month and needs comprehensive reform if there is any hope of a long-term reauthorization from Congress, said Diane Horn, a flood ...

Jennifer Johnson and her mother, Steffi Cooper, leave their flood damaged home in the Weatherhill Pointe neighborhood of Carrboro after a visit on Tuesday, Aug. 19. Robert Willett ...

(TNS) — Louisiana lawmakers and homeowners are still hopping mad over changes to the National Flood Insurance Program that have led to huge premium increases for many south Louisianans. But officials ...