Antietam School District is pushing forward with a $30M elementary school build on a flood-prone site, citing high costs and a lack of options.

Environmentalists cheered new flood rules as a needed move to guard against climate impacts. Critics warn of the costs.

The flood hazard zones are marked in blue. Homes in these areas with federally backed mortgages are required to have flood ...

Flooding poses significant risks to communities in wetlands and densely urbanized regions, necessitating robust prevention ...

The findings point to heightening near-term flood risk for more than 236 million people, but river delta flooding is an issue ...

Reservoirs are indispensable for hydropower, irrigation, and flood control, but their storage fluctuations often escape ...

Flood hazards frequently change due to weather patterns, erosion, and community development. FEMA officials collaborated with Tehama County to ensure the updated information reflects current flood ...

Making and maintaining an accurate flood map is neither simple nor inexpensive. Even after an investment of more than $1 billion to take flood maps into the digital world, only 21 percent of the ...

Dave Mostrom, owner of land-surveying firm Mostrom & Associates, flips through a stack of FEMA flood maps on a desk at the Mostrom & Associates office. Mostrom has maps dating back years, as well as ...

I extend my heartfelt condolences to all of the grieving families who lost loved ones to the horrific torrent early that morning. I supported – as did the Eastland family – the tireless efforts of the ...