The term "100-year flood" is often misunderstood - many believe it means a flood that happens once every 100 years, but that’s not how probability works. Instead, it refers to a flood that has a 1% ...

A deadly flash flood on July 4, 2025, swept through Nancy Callery's childhood home in Hunt, Texas. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Deadly and destructive flash flooding in Texas and several other states in ...

Flooding isn’t just a risk for those living near hurricane-prone coastlines or riverbanks—floodwaters can rise almost anywhere, including areas where homeowners least expect it. Even a single ...

About 75% of the nation’s flood insurance maps are outdated, leaving the door open for property owners to seek their own flood mapping and appeal. When Camp Mystic wanted to build in Central Texas ...

Jeremy Porter is a professor of quantitative methods in the social sciences at the City University of New York. Deadly and destructive flash flooding in Texas and several other states in July 2025 is ...

Deadly and destructive flash flooding in Texas and several other states in July 2025 is raising questions about the nation’s flood maps and their ability to ensure that communities and homeowners can ...

Deadly and destructive flash flooding in Texas and several other states in July 2025 is raising questions about the nation’s flood maps and their ability to ensure that communities and homeowners can ...