El Niño is expected to begin in summer 2026, bringing heavier rain and storm surges. Prepare your home for extreme weather.

SEATTLE (AP) — Though natural disasters cycle across seasons and regions in the U.S., it’s often a shocking discovery for property owners how expansive and expensive flood and water damage can be when ...

Almost every community in the Chicago area is at risk of flooding, and powerful storms are expected to increase. Here's what ...

Over the past 20 years, 99% of U.S. counties have experienced a flood event, according to the National Flood Insurance Program by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. While floods can be bigger ...

If your house isn’t sitting next to a river or the ocean, flood insurance probably feels unnecessary. But the numbers say otherwise. According to FEMA, 99% of U.S. counties have experienced a flooding ...

Did you know that because of the government shutdown, FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program is not available to new customers or people who want to increase their coverage? On March 15, Congress ...

As residents across the Milwaukee area assess the scope of damage from the weekend deluge, just 1,186 households have federal flood insurance policies in place. As emergency crews continue responding ...

Question: We have a flood insurance policy underwritten by FEMA coming up for renewal and we suspect with a large increase in ...

In the section titled, “Shift to Private Market through Depopulation of Existing National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) ...

The National Flood Insurance Program's authorization expired due to a government funding standoff. Existing policyholders are still covered, but new policies and some renewals are not a given. The ...

We’re digging into all this because of a nudge we got from Julia, a reader in Fountain Valley, who lives near the Santa Ana ...