No maps, no insurance: Michigan floods expose lack of information, preparation in many rural areas

Many homeowners hit by devastating Michigan floods had no insurance and no idea they were at risk — underscoring ...
Hawaii News Now

What to know before Oahu flood map changes take effect June 10

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - New federal flood insurance rate maps (FIRMs) for Oahu take effect next week. The new maps are the first major island-wide remapping of Oʻahu in more than 10 years, and ...
CNBC

Supreme Court allows Alabama to use congressional map that dilutes Black vote

The Supreme Court on Tuesday night said it would allow the state of Alabama to use a new map for congressional districts that a lower federal court had ruled was discriminatory to Black voters. The ...
WSFA

Supreme Court rules Alabama can use 2023 congressional map for 2026 election cycle

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday evening that Alabama can use its 2023 legislature-approved map for upcoming elections. On April 30, Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen and ...
Click2Houston

Is your home in a new flood zone? FEMA releases updated Harris County maps

Harris County homeowners asked to review FEMA floodplain maps before changes become final (KPRC, 2026) Harris County residents still have several chances to learn more about FEMA’s newly released ...
PBS

Alabama asks Supreme Court to allow use of congressional map helping GOP, despite racial bias ruling

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alabama on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to allow it to use a congressional map favoring Republicans in this year's elections, despite a lower court's ruling that the ...
Houston Public Media

Northern parts of Harris County would see biggest impact of new flood maps, Rice researchers say

Flooding in downtown Houston after Hurricane Harvey hit the region in August 2017. For every square mile of land that’s being moved out of Harris County's floodplains, roughly four miles have been ...
KHOU 11

Houston conference highlights FEMA’s proposed flood map changes for Harris County residents

HOUSTON — Dozens of experts gathered Thursday at Rice University to discuss FEMA’s newly proposed flood maps for Harris County and what the changes could mean for homeowners across the region.
KHOU 11

'Surprised' | Houston residents still learning about new flood maps months after they were released

HOUSTON — Staff from Rice University’s Baker Institute will host a wide-ranging discussion on new FEMA flood maps for Houston and Harris County. Experts say the maps mean hundreds of thousands of ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Using Extreme Engineering to Flood-Proof Coastal Cities

The planet is warming faster than ever, and as it does, extreme weather is intensifying. Of those often dangerous events, almost half involve flooding. So to protect the world’s coastal cities and the ...
Reuters

Chinese personnel swim, use boats to evacuate people in flood-hit areas

HONG KONG, May 20 (Reuters) - Rescue workers used boats or swam through floodwaters to evacuate people in waterlogged areas across central and southwest China on Wednesday after torrential rain killed ...