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Think a 1-in-100-year flood happens once a century? Think again

According to rainfall flood maps released by Earth Sciences NZ (formerly NIWA) last week, one in seven Kiwis live in a flood zone. Photo: Earth Sciences NZ According to rainfall flood maps released by ...
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Rebuilding in a floodplain? Read this first.

KERR COUNTY, Texas — James Tolliver's home is more than 140 yards away from the Guadalupe River and it's not in the 100-year floodplain. On July 4th, the Guadalupe River didn't care. Tolliver awoke at ...
West Central Tribune

FEMA to revise proposed flood maps for western Minnesota’s Chippewa County

New proposed maps increase ag lands in the floodplain. Chippewa County has appealed the maps and provided data for some changes. The new flood maps proposed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency ...

40 years since the 'flood of record' for the Monongahela River

AND TODAY, NOVEMBER THE 5TH, A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER HISTORY DAY FOR THE MON VALLEY AS IT IS THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ...