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The National Weather Service urged people to avoid travel if a flash flood warning was in place for their area.
Even a small amount of water inside a home can cause costly damage. Here’s how to assess your flood risk and what to do if ...
The FEMA Flood Map Service Center offers an interactive map that allows anyone in the U.S. to enter their address and see if ...
The camp where 27 girls died successfully challenged initial risk designations by US regulators, according to reports.
A new analysis shows that nearly 70% more properties are actually at substantial risk of flooding in the US than FEMA maps indicate, meaning millions of home owners could be unaware they are at risk.
US flood risk is about to ... tools like the First Street Foundation's Flood Factor mapping tool should help developers make decisions about flood risk without relying on outdated FEMA maps.
Floods Millions of US homes face greater flood threat than previously known, new analysis shows Nearly 6 million more properties are at risk than FEMA estimates in new analysis ...
US flood maps are outdated — and it's all because of excess rainfall caused by climate change. That's according to FEMA, which says more American homes and businesses could be at risk.
US flood risk is about to explode — but not for the reasons you think A new study projects that the number of Americans exposed to flooding will double in 30 years. Development is largely to blame.
First Street Foundation on Tuesday launched Flood Lab, a research partnership that provides eight universities with its model that maps previous instances of flooding as well as future risks.