The deadly Texas floods have raised questions about U.S. flood maps and their ability to ensure communities can prepare for ...

Even in areas that are mapped, like the Camp Mystic site in Kerr County, Texas, that was hit by a deadly flash flood on July ...

While FEMA has improved the accuracy and accessibility of the maps over time with better data, digital tools and community ...

Climate change has made extreme rainfall more common and more intense. But many flood risk maps have yet to catch up.

In theory, the maps enable homeowners, businesses and local officials to understand their flood risk and take appropriate ...

The data also highlights critical risks in other areas along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County, and nationwide as many ...

Federal emergency authorities removed dozens of structures from a Texas summer camp s official flood hazard map in the years ...

Experts say Camp Mystic’s requests to amend the FEMA map could have been an attempt to avoid the requirement to carry flood ...

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

The H2i Lab recreated a map of the Kerr County floods, showing how high the water levels got at certain times during the ...

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