Starting with Super Storm Sandy in 2012, the report mentioned coastal storms like Irene, Isaias, Elsa, Fred, Henri, and Ida, along with the inland flooding in rivers in August, that “have caused ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has released updated flood maps which will take effect Dec. 20, according to a FEMA spokesperson. The last time FEMA released new flood maps was seven years ...

â So, what happens when those Flood Insurance Rate Maps are so antiquated that they do not provide crucial, accurate information identifying where flood zones are throughout the country?

The Flood Insurance Rate Maps used by FEMA are based on antiquated data and obsolete models. As a result, the U.S. government downplays flood risks for homeowners across the country—but ...

The federal government’s flood maps, which are used nationwide to signal areas vulnerable to inundation, vastly underestimated the flood risk faced by properties in the parts of North Carolina ...

It sent me back to the great classic on American disaster, “The Johnstown Flood” by David McCullough, published in 1968. I hadn’t remembered it contains information pertinent to the current ...

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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Federal Emergency Management Agency released new flood insurance rate maps on Thursday after a five year re-examination of Oahu’s flood hazards, including multiple ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is responsible for creating flood zone maps that show the likelihood that an area will flood. These flood insurance maps help determine how much NFIP ...

Even an inch of flood water can cause $25,000 worth of damage, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). But standard homeowners insurance policies don't cover flooding.

Up until a few weeks ago, residents of western North Carolina likely gave little consideration to purchasing flood insurance. But last month Hurricane Helene flooded much of that area, as well as ...

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