Many areas still rely on rainfall data unchanged since the 1970s.

The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which insures nearly 5 million properties across the U.S., has officially lapsed following the government shutdown. As of midnight on Sept. 30, FEMA can no ...

This project compared the costs of a program of risk-based rates and means-tested assistance to the current system of subsidized flood insurance rates and federally funded disaster relief for people ...

When the government shut down, so did the federal flood insurance program, forcing some buyers into the costly private market. By Rukmini Callimachi One of Rukmini Callimachi’s early assignments was ...

Failure to adopt the Rate Maps would suspend the city from the National Flood Insurance Program, making access to insurance more difficult for Ithaca property owners, according to Lisa Nicholas. The ...

The National Flood Insurance Program's expiration looms, but experts predict renewal despite federal budget cuts. FEMA faces potential restructuring, but the flood insurance program is considered ...

Nearly 200,000 properties could be moved into high-risk flood zones under the Federal Emergency Management Agency's overhaul of Harris County's flood maps. After repeated delays, in February, FEMA ...

MIAMI — Among those feeling the pain of the government shutdown are people in coastal areas and other locations where they need flood insurance. The government-backed National Flood Insurance Program ...

Heavy rains on Thursday flooded sections of Interstate 93, shut down part of the Red Line, and prompted flash flood warnings south of Boston. A year earlier, a rain-packed storm caused severe flooding ...

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