"High-hazard settlements have expanded 60% faster than flood-safe settlements." Experts raise red flags as cities expand into ...

FEMA released a preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map for Genesee County for the public to see and comment on. The current maps for Genesee County were developed in the 1980 s. FEMA, the New York State ...

“Those are gone. If it’s not awarded yet, it’s gone,” Stephanie Smith, Vermont Emergency Management’s head of hazard mitigation, said. It leaves $2 million in planned, proposed projects across the ...

A plan to transform 350 acres of wetlands near Rotary Park into a large waterfront development has run into opposition from ...

The events will be held Monday, April 21, from 2 to 6:30 p.m. at the Sedgwick County Public Works Building, 1144 S. Seneca, and again on Tuesday, April 22, from 2 to 6:30 p.m. at Bentley City Hall, ...

Strong thunderstorms with locally heavy rainfall will move across much of the central U.S. on Friday and into the weekend.

FEMA now treats Great Lakes as freshwater seas by JACKSON PARR, climate hazards planning educator, University of ...

During periods of heavy rainfall or river flooding, National Weather Service meteorologists may issue a range of flood alerts, including Flood Watches, Flood Warnings, and Flood Emergencies.

The system can forecast flooding in specific areas based on accumulated rainfall forecast, or the predicted total rainfall, and 100-year rain return flood hazard maps that show areas prone to severe ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Fire Department is scheduled to host a virtual public meeting to provide information on the recently released Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps for the Kern ...

The tool can forecast flooding in specific areas based on accumulated rainfall forecasts (predicted total rainfall) and 100-year rain return flood hazard maps, which show areas prone to severe ...

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.