Flooding isn’t just a coastal or riverfront concern—it’s a growing threat in communities across the country, as tragically demonstrated in Texas over the July 4 weekend. After record-setting rainfall, ...

With a background in journalism and counseling, Penny Min blends analytical research with real-world insight to help readers make informed financial decisions. At Forbes Marketplace, she specializes ...

Buying a house in flood zone has risks you should be aware of. More homes are being built and purchased in flood zones, especially as climate change and rising sea levels shift FEMA flood maps and ...

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 ...

Shirley Howard’s Chicago neighborhood has flooded three times in the last 30 years. But Howard’s mortgage lender never suggested flood insurance. The government says she doesn’t need it. “That is what ...

It's the middle of hurricane season, and meteorologists say we've been lucky so far. Of the nine named storms and three hurricanes that have formed this season, only one short-lived tropical storm has ...

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors approved a fee increase for the Flood Control Benefit Assessment Program, which charges residents based on where they are in the designated flood zones.

The Hearst Television Data team analyzed FEMA's flood hazard data, identifying Camp Mystic, Camp La Junta and Camp Waldemar as being near high-risk flood zones. The Hearst Television Data team ...

Jeremy Porter is a professor of quantitative methods in the social sciences at the City University of New York. Deadly and destructive flash flooding in Texas and several other states in July 2025 is ...