The Flood Insurance Rate Maps used by FEMA are based on antiquated data and obsolete models. As a result, the U.S. government downplays flood risks for homeowners across the country—but ...

Even an inch of flood water can cause $25,000 worth of damage, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). But standard homeowners insurance policies don't cover flooding.

You need flood insurance to cover repairs to your home and replace damaged or destroyed belongings. Flood insurance Does homeowners insurance cover flooding? What does flood insurance cover?

Disney World closed several of its theme parks and Disney Springs this week as Hurricane Milton hurtled toward Florida's coast. In an update posted to its website Thursday morning, Disney World ...

To answer that, it's best to consider what causes floods in the first place. Basically, a flood happens when a large amount of water moves or spreads beyond its normal boundary. An example could ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Federal Emergency Management Agency released new flood insurance rate maps on Thursday after a five year re-examination of Oahu’s flood hazards, including multiple ...

A flood barrier designed to protect a Florida hospital just withstood Hurricane Helene, however it may not be enough to stop Milton. Tampa General Hospital contains the region's only Level 1 ...

Up until a few weeks ago, residents of western North Carolina likely gave little consideration to purchasing flood insurance. But last month Hurricane Helene flooded much of that area, as well as ...

A Trump-era rollback of flood-protection rules has left critical infrastructure projects at higher risk, experts say. By Lisa Friedman In the summer of 2017, Donald Trump stood in the lobby of ...

West Africa’s coastal nations are bracing for deadly floods from their northern neighbors to sweep south, but money is tight and they face double jeopardy from rain as the wet season sets in.

The eruption released dozens of cubic kilometers of magma and triggered a massive flood from the lake atop the volcano's summit, known today as Heaven Lake. Evidence of the flood can still be seen ...

Public outrage over the authorities’ handling of the second-deadliest flood in Europe this century seems set to grow as the region remains engulfed in grief and frustration. European Editor at ...