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 ...
States and counties are adjusting their flood maps but homeowners remain generally unaware of the changes.
An assessment of the remote sensing technologies available for floodplain mapping must be viewed in the context of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA’s) Map Modernization process. This ...
Flood risk maps are an essential public good. Indeed, many countries like the United Kingdom already offer flood risk mapping. Canada committed to a public flood risk mapping portal in the 2023 budget ...
Updates to Chautauqua County’s Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) are within the 90-day review period. The new maps will provide Chautauqua County with up-to-date flood risk information and tools that ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A deadly flash flood on July 4, 2025, swept through Nancy Callery's childhood home in Hunt, Texas. Brandon Bell/Getty Images ...