NOAA’s Flood Inundation Mapping tool now reaches nearly all U.S. residents, offering neighborhood-scale forecasts of where ...
FEMA's flood maps may miss properties at risk of flooding from heavy rains, a new report found.
A floodplain map has three key components: base map imagery and/or cartographic line work, an elevation model representing the earth’s surface or “terrain,” and flood study results generated from ...
An estimated 100 buildings have been moved into the floodplains, while an estimated 110 buildings have been moved out in the preliminary maps.
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 ...
The federal flood maps in Skagit County haven’t been updated since 1985. Then a December deluge brought record flooding to the region, with 75,000 Skagit Valley residents ordered to evacuate.