CR explains why most homeowners should consider flood insurance, where to get it, how much it costs, and everything else you need to know to protect your home.

California’s multibillion-dollar home insurance industry would have you believe it’s on the verge of collapse. In recent ...

Researchers with Lehigh University's Center for Catastrophe Modeling and Resilience, led by anthropologist David G. Casagrande, have identified two urgent challenges the United States faces in ...

Recent flash flooding in Alice Springs is drawing attention to inland flood risk and mitigation at a time when the insurance ...

FEMA has released updated draft flood maps that could change flood insurance requirements. Homeowners have six months to review potential flood zone changes before they become official.

Other states impacted by similar disasters are reforming their insurance laws. Legislators here are teeing up bills to follow ...

After nearly 16 years, thousands of homeowners in Stockton are no longer required to carry flood insurance — ending what many described as an expensive and frustrating financial burden. In 2024, ...

Congress extended NFIP to Sept. 30, preventing immediate mortgage and home sale disruptions for NC homeowners.

Three years after Hurricane Ian slammed into Fort Myers Beach, jackhammers still echo along the barrier island's main road, where new houses and businesses are going up next to vacant lots and the ...

New draft FEMA flood maps show expanded flood risk across Harris County, but officials say no insurance or regulatory changes ...

Ryan Kellman is a producer and visual reporter for NPR's science desk. Kellman joined the desk in 2014. In his first months on the job, he worked on NPR's Peabody Award-winning coverage of the 2014 ...