Families on tight budgets could find themselves facing the difficult decision of whether or not to forego other expenses.

KERR COUNTY, Texas — After the July Fourth flooding in Kerr County, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will be partnering with a Texas agency to reevaluate flood risk maps. But what does ...

As Congress negotiates a short-term deal to keep the government funded and avoid a shutdown on October 1, homeowners might not be thinking about their flood insurance. But most flood insurance ...

Federal Mapping Systems Are Decades Behind Current Risk A 2023 assessment found that more than twice as many properties across the country were at risk of a 100-year flood than FEMA maps identified.

A truck barrels through flooded Old Bridge Drive on Aug. 6, 2024, at The Farm in Bluffton, S.C. after Tropical Storm Debby came through the overnight hours. It’s a call that Shari Mendrick, the town ...