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 ...

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 ...

Across much of the United States, the flood risk is far greater than government estimates show, new calculations suggest, exposing millions of people to a hidden threat — and one that will ...

The proposed law, adopting FEMA’s new Flood Insurance Rate Maps, would go into effect ... “This legislation would set the boundaries for the 100- and 500-year floodplains,” city Director ...

A long-awaited update to FEMA's flood maps for Harris County has been delayed again, eight years after Hurricane Harvey revealed how the current renderings drastically underestimate homeowners ...

WINCHESTER - In one of the easier votes the Planning Board will see, Town Meeting unanimously passed Article 4, allowing the town to update FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) flood ...

The Lewis County Board of Commissioners announced Friday, May 2, the upcoming release of new floodplain maps for the Packwood area. The new 100-year floodplain maps studying the Cowlitz River in the ...