(The Conversation) – Deadly and destructive flash flooding in Texas and several other states in July 2025 is raising questions about the nation’s flood maps and their ability to ensure that ...

New flood maps have been finalized and will become effective on June 10, 2026, for Freestone County, Texas. During the next six months, a FEMA compliance specialist will work with the community to ...

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Oʻahu homeowners and renters are staring down a new kind of flood risk, and it has nothing to do with the weather. Federal flood maps have moved toward final approval, and dozens of stream-adjacent ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Fairfield County residents and property owners will have an opportunity to view the newly revised digital preliminary flood insurance rate maps for the county and learn how the risk ...

In the face of the impending flood season, Snohomish County is stepping up to provide essential resources and tools designed to support community members navigating the challenges of flood response ...

SHAMOKIN — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved Shamokin’s revised flood insurance map prepared by an engineering firm, Betsy Kramer, SEDA-COG program manager for community ...

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The government shutdown could soon hit home for Rio Grande Valley residents, literally where they live. The National Flood Insurance Program is unable to write new ...

The flood insurance program faces a Sept. 30 deadline. Major elements can disappear without Congressional action. Participation in the program is already extremely low and sinking fast because of ...

FINDLAY, Ohio — The city of Findlay announced on Thursday planned revisions to its flood zone map around the Blanchard River, which passes through the city. "I really see that all of the flood ...

Editor’s Note: For this story, Isaac Mayer and Sandra Kazansky are pseudonyms we have given to two sources who requested anonymity due to concerns over possible retaliation. If it weren’t so upsetting ...