West Palm Beach-based filmmaker Katie Carpenter writes that, with all the holiday festivities, you may have missed FEMA’s new flood maps — which newly place thousands of South Florida homes i… ...

Expanding New Jersey's flood hazard area by 1.5%. Currently, about 16% of the state is within a flood hazard zone. Moving into compliance with FEMA flood-prevention regulations.

Expanding New Jersey's flood hazard area by 1.5%. Currently, about 16% of the state is within a flood hazard zone. Moving into compliance with FEMA flood-prevention regulations.

The average annual cost of a NFIP policy in New Jersey is $933, FEMA estimates. In New Jersey, ... Pequannock fought flood zones. Disputes over flood maps aren't uncommon.

Residents living in flood-prone areas are urged to take precautionary measures by relocating their vehicles to higher ground. The department has designated several locations for safer parking during ...

“New Jersey really paved the way for neighboring states. ... At the same time, more flood damage is occurring outside of the flood zones shown on federal maps (Climatewire, Feb. 16).

And in New Jersey, developers are opposing the state’s plan to require them to account for climate change by elevating newly built homes well above current flood levels (Climatewire, Jan. 17).

State changes, scaled back from 'emergency' status and set for Dec. 5 official release, would raise first-floor elevations and expand flood zone boundaries unchanged since 1999.

New Jersey currently does not have accurate flood risk maps for many of its vulnerable communities, said Mazzei, who heads the department's Watershed and Land Management Division. At least 15% of ...

Jersey Shore residents rebuilt homes with FEMA data as a guide after Superstorm Sandy. Experts say it's not enough insurance against worsening storms ...

And the National Flood Insurance Program, which the maps support, pays out far more than it collects in premiums. As of June, it owed more than $20 billion to the U.S. Treasury.

Federal flood insurance rate maps are often the tools used to guide storm- and flood-resistant construction along the Jersey Shore. Yet numerous experts, and even New Jersey's Department of ...