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Why "100-year flood" maps no longer mean what homeowners think
The Misleading Name That Confuses Millions The term "100-year flood" sounds like a once-in-a-century event, doesn't it?
Deadly and destructive flash flooding in Texas and several other states in July 2025 is raising questions about the nation’s flood maps and their ability to ensure that communities and homeowners can ...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has unveiled preliminary flood maps for Tehama County and the City of Red Bluff, California. According to FEMA, the updated maps highlight revised flood hazard ...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Sacramento District reports that the multi-phase Marysville Ring Levee project has ...
The flood hazard zones are marked in blue. Homes in these areas with federally backed mortgages are required to have flood ...
Kate Sherren or her trainees received funding for this work from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, and the Nova Scotia ...
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