image: Created by the UN University’s Institute for Water, Environment and Health in Hamilton, Canada, with support from Google, MapBox and other partners, the new World Flood Mapping Tool lets users ...

Federal Mapping Systems Are Decades Behind Current Risk A 2023 assessment found that more than twice as many properties across the country were at risk of a 100-year flood than FEMA maps identified.

Failure to adopt the Rate Maps would suspend the city from the National Flood Insurance Program, making access to insurance more difficult for Ithaca property owners, according to Lisa Nicholas. The ...

Jeremy Porter has nothing to disclose. 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 ...