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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 ...
The federal government’s flood maps, which are used nationwide to signal areas vulnerable to inundation, vastly underestimated the flood risk faced by properties in the parts of North Carolina ...
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 ...
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 ...
For days, the people of Paiporta have been dealing with the devastation of their town. But what hurts them now is the sense that they have been forgotten by their country. As we walk through this ...
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 ...
Mountain Dew is moving to recruit the next generation of customers by hiking into its past. The PepsiCo-owned soda brand this ...
It sent me back to the great classic on American disaster, “The Johnstown Flood” by David McCullough, published in 1968. I hadn’t remembered it contains information pertinent to the current ...
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.
SAN ANTONIO – The 500-year flood — that’s what we saw back on Oct. 17, 1998. Thursday marks 26 years since the devasting weather event, which resulted in 31 deaths and $1.19 million in damage.