Many areas still rely on rainfall data unchanged since the 1970s.

The National Flood Insurance Program, a public insurance program sponsored by the federal government insures 4.7 million policyholders and protects more than $1.28 trillion in assets. Congress has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. buying a house in flood zone It’s the middle of hurricane season, and meteorologists say we’ve been lucky so far. Of the nine ...

Subsidized insurance makes waterfront property seem safer than it is for wealthier buyers, while many low-income homeowners ...

(TNS) — Louisiana lawmakers and homeowners are still hopping mad over changes to the National Flood Insurance Program that have led to huge premium increases for many south Louisianans. But officials ...

Jennifer Johnson and her mother, Steffi Cooper, leave their flood damaged home in the Weatherhill Pointe neighborhood of Carrboro after a visit on Tuesday, Aug. 19. Robert Willett ...

The National Flood Insurance Program is set to expire later this month and needs comprehensive reform if there is any hope of a long-term reauthorization from Congress, said Diane Horn, a flood ...

Major flooding events are increasingly common across the U.S., but homeowners looking for flood insurance will find few choices. The main providers of flood insurance is the U.S. government through ...

The flood insurance program faces a Sept. 30 deadline. Major elements can disappear without Congressional action. Participation in the program is already extremely low and sinking fast because of ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency hasn't developed flood plain maps — which determine who must buy flood insurance — for many less-populated areas.