FEMA’s maps are essential tools for identifying flood risks, but they have significant gaps that limit their effectiveness.

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An oceanographer explains how climate change, warming oceans and a souped-up atmosphere are creating conditions for deadly floods.

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Flash floods are occurring across the U.S., from Texas to New Jersey. Here's what you should know as risks escalate.

Flash floods can turn deadly in minutes, sweeping away cars, flooding homes, and knocking people off their feet. They kill an average of 88 people each year in the US, and as climate change fuels more ...

Jim Starlin spent years as a firefighter and paramedic and served as an emergency preparedness coordinator at Duke University ...