The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s flood maps are out of date and understate the risks to homes and businesses from flooding and extreme rain caused by climate change, according to FEMA Director Deanne Criswell. Flooding in Jackson, Mississippi, a week ago, overwhelmed the city’s main water treatment plant, leaving more than 150,000 state-capital region residents… Continue reading Flood Maps Are Out of Date Says FEMA
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Analysis Shows 6 Million More Properties At Risk for Flooding than Government Flood Maps Show
Nearly six million properties across the U.S. have a substantial risk of flooding that isn’t disclosed by federal flood maps, according to a nonprofit research firm that released its own U.S. flood maps Monday. The maps from nonprofit First Street Foundation highlight the widespread nature of flood risk. Flooding caused about $17 billion in property… Continue reading Analysis Shows 6 Million More Properties At Risk for Flooding than Government Flood Maps Show
Outdated Flood Maps, Hard-to-find Data Impede Assessment of Flood Risk for Homes
When Heather Gaker found the perfect sage-green beach house in Boynton Beach, Fla., four years ago, she hired multiple inspectors and researched the property’s flood history. Finding no serious history of flooding, she used most of her retirement savings to buy it with cash. Then during a rainstorm in 2017, a half-foot of water filled… Continue reading Outdated Flood Maps, Hard-to-find Data Impede Assessment of Flood Risk for Homes