West Palm Beach-based filmmaker Katie Carpenter writes that, with all the holiday festivities, you may have missed FEMA’s new ...

Florida plans to launch a program that will help homeowners secure grants and loans to elevate their homes above flood levels.

Before buying a house in a flood zone, it’s important to know the risks and costs involved — especially with the increase in ...

Enacted on Dec. 20, new base flood elevation for Palm Beach Midtown may mean higher construction cost and flood insurance ...

The average cost of flood insurance in Florida is $781 per year for a policy ... You can check whether your home is in one of these high-risk flood zones on the Federal Emergency Management ...

Ron DeSantis signed into law earlier this year, home sellers in Florida ... flood policy must be purchased to protect against flood damage. Lenders typically require coverage in high-risk zones ...

shows that more than a hundred invasive species may have spread to Florida via flood waters. According to USGS, officials have created maps to help government officials and land managers ...

Regarding the coastal counties in Florida, according to FEMA ... the same number of claims made for flooding in flood zones as in non-flood zone locations. So, just because one lives in a non ...

Construction costs in Midtown likely will jump now that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has updated its flood zone maps ... Preservation Commission, The Florida Division of Historic ...