Back in 2011, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) included Camp Mystic, an all-girls Christian camp, in a “Special ...

FEMA approved requests to lift flood restrictions on Camp Mystic buildings for years, enabling expansion in a known hazard ...

FEMA previously approved an appeal from Camp Mystic to exclude 15 of its buildings near the Guadalupe River from what is called a Special Flood Hazard Area.

Federal regulators removed Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map years before 27 children were lost in severe ...

Oversight was loosened as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain in the years before the floods, a review ...

Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening ...

Author Tikender Singh Panwar discusses the impact of climate change on the Himalayas and the urgent need for sustainable ...

Cities and counties can strengthen their defenses — even on tight budgets — with smarter maps, stronger codes and regional ...

Duly noted, but the Luxon government’s stance on climate change does seem strikingly inconsistent. For starters, New Zealand claims to still be committed to the emissions targets contained in the ...

While FEMA has improved the accuracy and accessibility of the maps over time with better data, digital tools and community ...

Climate change is increasing the risk of dangerous floods. But people often balk at the cost of flood insurance, especially ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Marilyn Mendez Arnett lives in an area of Tampa currently considered a ‘non-flood zone’ by FEMA, but that could change as the federal agency reports flood maps are under ...