WOBURN - Worried that the legislation could result in higher home insurance premiums for local residents, the City Council recently wrestled with the adoption of a federally-mandated zoning amendment ...

Floods are becoming increasingly common throughout the nation, unexpectedly weaving into our lives and wrecking homes.

The city of Norman was prepared to build an automatic flood warning system this year, the same kind of early warning system ...

Flood risks are intensifying as Texas experiences more extreme rainfall. State climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon and colleagues at Texas A&M University found that extreme one-day precipitation has ...

President Donald Trump’s administration has systematically reduced states’ access to resources to safeguard their people ...

As many who lost their homes look to rebuild in the same spot, Texas counties do not have enough authority to regulate ...

Rates filed by insurance companies in Illinois reflect the rising cost of claims, which is primarily driven by local natural ...

FEMA determines areas at high-risk for flooding. UNC-Chapel Hill researchers see evidence of additional and repeated flooding ...

FEMA is anticipated to open a 90-day public appeal and comment period in the winter where property owners can formally ...

Overdevelopment in flood-prone areas and inadequate mapping from the Federal Emergency Management Agency likely contributed to the tragedy that unfolded in central Texas July 4, when sudden flooding ...

Overdevelopment in flood-prone areas and inadequate mapping from the Federal Emergency Management Agency likely contributed to the tragedy that unfolded in central Texas July 4, when sudden flooding ...

At least 12 structures at Camp Mystic along the Guadalupe River were fully within FEMA’s 2011 National Flood Insurance map ...