Would a flood scale like those used for hurricanes and tornadoes have prompted different actions by Texas officals and the ...

FEMA flood maps are essential tools for identifying flood risks, but they have significant coverage gaps, and politics can get in the way.

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

advertisement 07-16-2025 IMPACT Why FEMA’s flood maps often miss dangerous flash flood risks There are areas of the country that flood, some regularly, that don’t show up on the maps as at risk.

FEMA has a little over a dozen flood zone classifications based on the estimated frequency of storms that could cause flooding in an area. High-risk zones are known as a Special Flood Hazard Area ...

Many Texas flood victims are now facing the harsh reality of insurance uncertainty, as questions mount over what damages will be covered.

The Texas summer camp where dozens of girls died in July 4th flash flooding is located in the middle of a well-studied, high-risk flood zone, according to mapping data from the Federal Emergency ...

Here's what to know about flash floods, emergency systems and how to stay safe as Florida is in the Atlantic hurricane season.

Now hardly seems to be the time to cut staff at the National Weather Service or the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). But our government seems to be prioritizing the mindless deportation of ...

Two people died in New Jersey after their car was swept into a brook. Public transit was largely running normally a day after ...