A new floodplain map set to take effect in September is good news to the owners of more than 3,000 houses in Grand Island. If approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, houses north of ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has revised the floodplain risk maps that decide whether property owners have to buy flood insurance, and a city-led study may lead to further map changes.

Piri Reis, an Ottoman admiral and cartographer, is renowned for his world map created in 1513, which includes detailed representations of parts of Northern Africa. His work is significant not only ...

The Flood Insurance Rate Maps used by FEMA are based on antiquated data and obsolete models. As a result, the U.S. government downplays flood risks for homeowners across the country—but ...

For centuries, the Mercator map – one of the most widely used world maps – has shrunk the African continent, distorting its scale and minimising its global significance. Africa covers 30,37-million ...

As Nashville braces for more severe weather through the weekend, those with homes in a floodplain face the highest risk of dangerous flooding. Not sure if that's you? If you live in Davidson ...

An incredible map shows the most widely spoken languages in each country in Africa. There are believed to be between 1,000 and 2,000 distinct languages across the continent, which have roots in ...

Revisions to FEMA's flood maps will remove 300 homes in Quincy from the flood zone. The change could save residents a combined $300,000 annually in flood insurance costs. The revised map ...

China has become Africa’s single largest trading partner. In response, media and policymakers in traditionally dominant states are increasingly using maps drenched in red or stamped with Chinese ...

As Missoula County's floodplain map gets updated with new data for the first time in decades, some residents are concerned that the government has overstepped its bounds. The Federal Emergency ...

China and the Republic of Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, have formulated “a timetable and road map” for how President ... on the second stop on his tour of Africa.