Whitehouse’s reference to FEMA’s map problems refers to flood insurance rate maps (AKA 100-year floodplain maps) that FEMA publishes. The situation was explored in depth in Grist (with WBUR ...

Ithaca’s Common Council will vote to adopt new FEMA flood maps and update floodplain management regulations at 6 p.m.

A "100-year flood" means ... Given the changing nature of flood risks, communities and individuals should take proactive steps, including: Checking FEMA flood maps and assessing home insurance ...

Essentially, it's an estimate, a statistical calculation that helps the government determine floodplain maps ... as the "100-year flood." And because it's misleading, nowadays FEMA refers to ...

FEMA now treats Great Lakes as freshwater seas by JACKSON PARR, climate hazards planning educator, University of ...

FEMA is no longer enforcing certain ... Chad Berginnis, the head of the Association of State Floodplain Managers, said rebuilding to the 100-year floodplain level was the norm before Obama-era ...

FEMA has issued updated Flood Insurance Rate Maps for the City of Ithaca that will have a major impact on some residents if ...