The Alameda County Local Hazard Map Alameda County’s hazard map shows potential flood zones in the event of a 100-year and 500-year storm. A 500-year storm has a 0.2% chance of occurring in a given ...

Newton’s Zoning and Planning Committee passed new rules for defining floodplains to comply with FEMA requirements in its ...

A new interactive map has revealed dozens of US cities could ... just how large the uncertainties are when it comes to sea-level rise,' said study lead author Benjamin Grandey, Senior Research ...

The city sits below sea level and is surrounded by water ... also flags New Orleans as high-risk on its flood maps, but Zillow’s assessment goes a step further. Unlike FEMA, which focuses ...

A new interactive map has revealed dozens of US cities could ... just how large the uncertainties are when it comes to sea-level rise,' said study lead author Benjamin Grandey, Senior Research ...

Mitigating the widespread damage caused by flooding can be complex, but one solution gaining momentum is banning basements.

Tracking and predicting sea level rise involves more than measuring the height of our oceans: Land along coastlines also inches up and down in elevation. Using California as a case study ...

A popular seaside town that attracts thousands of visitors each year, could soon be without its beloved beaches.

Beshear confirms 11 deaths in wake of torrential storms in Kentucky The United States Geological Survey’s (USGS) Water Watch Streamflow Map provides a look at flood threats across the Commonwealth, ...