(CBS12) — In about two weeks, more than 16,000 properties in Palm Beach County will be affected by changes FEMA made to flood maps. People living in our area are now under a higher-risk for ...

The biggest changes in flood-risk management under the modernized Columbia River Treaty will be felt during moderately wet years, about 30% of the time, federal officials say. Operations will look ...

The EA included its first assessment to consider the warming climate and heed caution to the eight million homes and businesses that are at risk of flooding in the next 25 years. The warning comes ...

“The first step to reduce flood risk is to know your flood risk,” Wethington said. “Updates to flood maps give reliable, accessible information about a property's flood risk so that people ...

Quebec’s current flood maps designate two risk zones for river and coastal areas — flooding is expected either within 20 years or somewhere between 20 and 100 years. Under the new system ...

And not all tsunamis will flood the entire hazard ... Those who live in higher-risk areas should also, ideally, have a go-bag ready, he added. Here are maps showing some of Southern and Central ...

"Accurate maps of areas at risk of flooding are of paramount importance for everyone from home and business owners to insurers, banks and governments," Bates said. "We all have a role to play in ...

Scientists urged to pull the plug on 'bathtub modeling' of flood risk UC Irvine and University of Bristol researchers recommend analysis of complex factors Date: December 6, 2024 Source ...

A major tsunami could swamp significant swaths of the Northern California coastline, according to hazard maps reviewed by ... locations most at risk for flooding from a tsunami can be found ...

Any place with a 1% chance or higher chance of experiencing a flood each year is considered to have a high risk and is designated as a Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA).