The term "100-year flood" implies that the event is a rare occurrence; however, dozens of such storms have inundated the ...

In recent years, the rise of climate risk analytics models and private flood risk data have allowed the real estate, finance and insurance industries to rely less on FEMA's maps.

Wetlands are a key part of Florida's natural ecosystem are disappearing as population growth and development pave over them.

A map of Houston, produced for a 2022 study by researchers at universities and First Street, shows flood risk changing over the next 30 years as climate change worsens.

In recent years, the rise of climate risk analytics models and private flood risk data have allowed the real estate, finance and insurance industries to rely less on FEMA’s maps.