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 ...

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

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

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

Camp Mystic successfully appealed to remove several structures from a FEMA flood zone, despite being located in a high-risk ...

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

The camp where 27 girls died successfully challenged initial risk designations by US regulators, according to reports.

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