This year, extreme precipitation deluged communities across the United States — a hallmark risk of a warming climate. Government flood-insurance maps often left residents unprepared for the threat.

US flood maps are outdated — and it's all because of excess rainfall caused by climate change. That's according to FEMA, which says more American homes and businesses could be at risk.

Federal Flood Maps Are Outdated Because of Climate Change, FEMA Director Says The maps don’t take into account intense rainfall events, like those plaguing many parts of the country this summer.

JOHANNESBURG — The death toll from a flash flood that swept away members of a church congregation along the Jukskei River in Johannesburg has risen to 14, officials have confirmed. Rescue teams ...

The death toll from floods in South Africa's Eastern Cape province has risen to 49, the head of the province said on Wednesday.

Using data and maps from Risk Finder and Coastal Risk Screening Tool, Climate Central assessed annual coastal flood vulnerability—the likelihood of experiencing specific flood levels, and the ...

A new interactive website maps climate-driven disasters across the US, from floods and fires to extreme heatwaves. The Biden administration launched the new website with funding from the ...

They then compared this expansion with high-resolution maps of present-day flood exposure. They found that, around the world, humans occupied about 56,000 square miles of flood-prone land in 2015 ...

Gauteng residents urged to avoid low-lying and flood-prone areas. Story by Zandile.Khumalo • 1mo. JOHANNESBURG - Recent severe weather conditions have left trails of disruption.

A Washington Post analysis shows how federal flood maps underestimated the risk homeowners faced in the parts of North Carolina devastated by Hurricane Helene.