Federal flood maps for New Hampshire are being upgraded to reflect changing scientific models and increased urbanization.

Jeremy Porter is a professor of quantitative methods in the social sciences at the City University of New York. In theory, the maps enable homeowners, businesses and local officials to understand ...

SEATTLE -- Though natural disasters cycle across seasons and regions in the U.S., it's often a shocking discovery for property owners how expansive and expensive flood and water damage can be when a ...

Residents whose Hamilton County properties are included in new, more restrictive floodplain maps are being encouraged to contact a flood insurance agent. Ken Martinson, of the city Land Development ...

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 ...

Next month, selling property will get a little easier in the Green Mountain State. Starting Sept. 1, Vermont property sellers will no longer be required to inform buyers whether their property is in a ...

Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening oversight as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain in the ...

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 ...

Starting September 1st, Vermont property sellers will no longer have to determine if a property lies within a FEMA flood hazard area. Sellers will now be required to provide buyers with a FEMA flood ...