Ithaca’s Common Council will vote to adopt new FEMA flood maps and update floodplain management regulations at 6 p.m., on Wednesday, April 16, at Ithaca City Hall. The proposed law, adopting FEMA’s ...

A deadly flash flood on July 4, 2025, swept through Nancy Callery's childhood home in Hunt, Texas. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Deadly and destructive flash flooding in Texas and several other states in ...

It’s a call that Shari Mendrick, the town of Hilton Head’s floodplain manager, gets almost every day: A Hilton Head resident wants to know if they should drop their flood insurance. The town adopted ...

Failure to adopt the Rate Maps would suspend the city from the National Flood Insurance Program, making access to insurance more difficult for Ithaca property owners, according to Lisa Nicholas. The ...

Deadly and destructive flash flooding in Texas and several other states in July 2025 is raising questions about the nation’s flood maps and their ability to ensure that communities and homeowners can ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Destructive flash flooding in Texas and other states is raising questions about the nation’s flood maps and their ability to ensure that communities and homeowners can prepare for ...