New flood insurance requirements won't take effect until the maps are finalized in two to three years, county officials said. Here's what to know ahead of hurricane season June 1.
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New Houston flood maps could push thousands to buy insurance - and raise costs. Here's what to know.
Nearly 200,000 properties could be moved into high-risk flood zones under the FEMA's overhaul of Harris County's flood maps.
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Shirley Howard’s Chicago neighborhood has flooded three times in the last 30 years. But Howard’s mortgage lender never suggested flood insurance. The government says she doesn’t need it. “That is what ...
It's the middle of hurricane season, and meteorologists say we've been lucky so far. Of the nine named storms and three hurricanes that have formed this season, only one short-lived tropical storm has ...
The plan is a long time coming but gained momentum in the aftermath of this spring’s devastating Kona low storms.
Making and maintaining an accurate flood map is neither simple nor inexpensive. Even after an investment of more than $1 billion to take flood maps into the digital world, only 21 percent of the ...
WARNING: This column could cost you somewhere between $150 and $700 -or save you much more. For decades, I have operated under the mistaken notion that I don't need flood insurance because I don't ...
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