When Camp Mystic wanted to build in Central Texas areas considered high risk on Federal Emergency Management Agency flood insurance maps, it did what many property owners do: It hired engineers to ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FEMA's buyout program helped homeowners in Houston after Hurricane Harvey's widespread flooding in 2017. AP Photo/David J. Phillip ...
A new study finds that many homeowners face a higher flood risk than they expect. It’s a prospect that raises questions about the accuracy of government flood maps that determine insurance coverage, ...
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Under water: How FEMA's outdated flood maps incentivize a system in which risk is negotiable
FEMA’s flood maps are often outdated and can be inexact, particularly in areas where the agency hasn’t performed detailed studies. This left an opening for Camp Mystic to generate a more precise ...
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