The inundations were unexpected because most of the properties were outside of the federal government’s officially designated flood zones. For years, experts have criticized the maps created by ...

A similar property in Miami, which has a "severe" 7 out of 10 flood risk, changed hands for $85.2 million in January. Although details about the sellers of the Naples property have not publicly ...

she often directs them first to the Building Commission's flood zone map, which uses shaded colors and a corresponding legend to quickly deliver flood risk information to users. Residents can ...

Revisions to FEMA's flood maps will remove 300 homes in Quincy from the flood zone. The change could save residents a combined $300,000 annually in flood insurance costs. The revised map ...

Santa Barbara County, land owners, and the region’s environmental groups have butted heads over the proposed development of Naples, one area of the coast just west of Goleta, for almost two decades.

Construction costs in Midtown likely will jump now that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has updated its flood zone maps, raising the required ground elevations for future construction.

Residents have since struggled to rebuild their lives in the town just west of Montreal, but Mayor François Robillard says the new flood zone maps are sparking more frustration. “Citizens are ...

So are wide sections of Long Beach, including Belmont Shore, Naples Island and the city ... And not all tsunamis will flood the entire hazard zone. If a tsunami is, say, more than four hours ...