Climate change is increasing the risk of dangerous floods. But people often balk at the cost of flood insurance, especially ...

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

Oversight was loosened as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain in the years before the floods, a review ...

Camp Mystic lost at least 27 campers and counselors and longtime owner Dick Eastland when historic floodwaters tore through ...

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

FEMA previously approved an appeal from Camp Mystic to exclude 15 of its buildings near the Guadalupe River from what is called a Special Flood Hazard Area.

Camp Mystic's FEMA flood map exemptions are under scrutiny after a devastating flood swept through the Texas camp, raising questions about oversight and safety.

Armies of Texan volunteers are leading flood recovery and cleanup, supplementing official efforts even as more flooding hits ...

Josh Patzer and Sarah Crawford live in Carrboro townhomes that are not within a designated flood zone so they do not have ...

On average, it takes five to seven years to develop and implement a new FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map. As a result, many maps across the U.S. are significantly out of date, often failing to reflect ...

Texans can check their home's flood risk using FEMA’s Flood Map Service, local floodplain administrators, and insurance tools to prepare for future flood events like those in Harris County. The post ...

If it’s something that you love so much and so dearly, there’s so many memories that saying goodbye is like almost not an option. Such are the words of Shannon Swindle, whose 94-year-old grandmother ...