In late September and early October this year, unusually heavy monsoon rains led to deadly flooding and landslides in Nepal's ...

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The Roosevelt Island Tram, a lifeline for locals commuting to Manhattan, has become a hotspot for tourists, leaving residents ...

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 study, in partnership with the University of Southampton, used water risk intelligence firm Fathom's Global Flood Map; a high-resolution global hydrodynamic flood model combined with worldwide ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has released updated flood maps which will take effect Dec. 20, according to a FEMA spokesperson. The last time FEMA released new flood maps was seven years ...

Engineers in the Town of Sussex are using a drone to help collect topographical data and pictures to help fast-track survey ...

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Her home was at least 50 yards from the river on an upward slope. FEMA’s maps rated her property’s flood risk as “minimal”—based on outdated models that focus on coastal surges and major ...

Flood Inundation Maps. These maps use a National Water Model, which includes current and forecasted rainfall amounts as well as stream levels to show flood inundation areas around a creek ...

Unfortunately, says Mildenberger, recent evidence shows they could be having the opposite effect. Maps backfiring for both climate progressives and skeptics Early evidence flood maps were not ...