Flooding isn’t just a risk for those living near hurricane-prone coastlines or riverbanks—floodwaters can rise almost anywhere, including areas where homeowners least expect it. Even a single ...

Many Americans view buying a house as a path to safety, security, and stability. Years of savings go into building a ...

SALISBURY — It will be worthwhile for homeowners to check out recent revisions to maps to see if their property has been placed in or removed from a floodplain and the potential consequences of the ...

South-east flood modelling based on maths and physics is being derailed by inconsistent council interpretations of state ...

One year after flash flooding swept through the Perrin Beitel and Loop 410 area, killing 11 people and trapping motorists in ...

Common methods of communicating flood risk may create a false sense of security, leading to increased development in areas threatened by flooding. This phenomenon, called the "safe development paradox ...

Are enough Hoosiers up to date on statewide floodplain mapping? How are landowners being notified about changes to those maps? And should property owners have more say, overall, in what areas are ...

City of Kellogg officials believe they may finally be nearing the end of a nine-year effort to review and revise flood maps ...

As the Yellowstone River rose in June, sandbag walls sprouted like Lego sets, buffering properties around the city of Livingston, Montana, population about 8,000. People moved valuables into their ...

Four Mile Creek will get its long overdue floodplain mapping that will lead to persistent flooding issues being addressed and ...

Multiple lawmakers on the Indiana Drainage Task Force expressed concerns on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, about the accuracy of the state’s floodplain maps and said they now support a more robust system ...