Construction costs in Midtown likely will jump now that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has updated its flood zone maps, raising the required ground elevations for future construction.

The remapping effort focuses on updating the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) to reflect the 1 percent risk (100-year) flood risks around Swan Lake. This update replaces outdated maps that ...

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"The school will hold a vigil on Thursday to honor their memories. BATON ROUGE, La. — Two more victims of the Bourbon Street terrorist attack in New Orleans have been identified. Episcopal ...

Kin Flood Insurance is only available in Florida and Louisiana, but does not have a waiting period in Florida. Who's this for? Kin offers homeowners policies in eight disaster-prone states ...

Here's what the Met Office is currently telling people across the UK to expect: As the map shows, amber warnings for snow and ice currently in place expire tonight. Warnings for rain will be in ...

A flood warning has been issued for the River Rothay at Grasmere, White Bridge and Stock Lane in the Lake District, according to the Environment Agency. The river there is currently at a height of ...

repair and build flood defences to protect communities across the country," she said. Additional reporting by Jonah Fisher and Miho Tanaka; map by Erwan Rivault Sign up for our Future Earth ...