In areas such as New Orleans East, Kenner, and the West Bank, the study found that some levees are sinking at a rate of about ...

Parts of New Orleans, including some of its flood protections, are sinking faster than the sea level is rising beyond it, ...

This summer marks 20 years since Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Gulf Coast, leaving more than 1,000 people dead and ...

The number of Quebec homes located in flood zones will likely increase by 30 per cent when new maps are introduced next year, the province's environment minister said Thursday.

The city’s history, steeped in survival, fuels hope that these storms, fierce as they are, won’t define its future. For now, New Orleans stands tall, ready to weather whatever comes next.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) also flags New Orleans as high-risk on its flood maps, but Zillow’s assessment goes a step further. Unlike FEMA, which focuses on past flood data ...

Homeowners also can appeal their additions to the flood hazard determination, so long as they apply before the new maps are adopted. But they may only do so if the repairs preserve the historic ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — According to a new flood hazard map by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, thousands of homes in Honolulu now fall within a flood zone. It’s a designation that could ...

The maps are also closer to the flood maps used before 2018, according to Flood Control officials. The county plans to use the new maps when FEMA formally adopts and implements them in 2026.

Editor's Note: This page is a summary of news on Hurricane Francine for Wednesday, Sept. 11. For the latest, view our story for Thursday, Sept. 12. Francine made landfall along the Louisiana coast ...

New FEMA flood maps stand to place thousands more Palm Beach County residents in high-risk zones Homeowners in new high-risk zones & with federal mortgages will need federal flood insurance by Dec. 20 ...

The new maps will include four levels of flood zones. They will range from “very high” for areas where it’s considered there’s a 70-per-cent risk of flooding over 25 years and where more ...