The Trump administration is planning to develop a new database aimed at providing more precise locations of flash flooding ...

Texas lawmakers’ inaction on flood prevention often hits rural and economically disadvantaged communities the hardest, ...

The Trump administration has changed course and is moving ahead with work to develop a new database that would provide ...

FEMA’s maps are essential tools for identifying flood risks, but they have significant gaps that limit their effectiveness.

A next-gen federal database designed to predict extreme rainfall and dangerous flooding may be safe from federal budget cuts ...

The first State Flood Plan, published last year, identified $54 billion in flood mitigation, warning and data needs. The ...

The State Flood Plan, published last year, identified $54 billion in flood mitigation, warning and data needs. The state has ...

The number of dams in the United States at risk of overtopping is increasing, "threatening their structural integrity and ...

Study finds six major U.S. dams face rising overtopping risk amid aging infrastructure and intensifying storms, threatening nearby towns and cities.

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