The Misleading Name That Confuses Millions The term "100-year flood" sounds like a once-in-a-century event, doesn't it?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A deadly flash flood on July 4, 2025, swept through Nancy Callery's childhood home in Hunt, Texas. Brandon Bell/Getty Images ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A view of the Charles River in Wellesley, where new housing is proposed. (Photo by Jordan Wolman/Commonwealth Beacon) It didn’t ...

A new study finds that many homeowners face a higher flood risk than they expect. It’s a prospect that raises questions about the accuracy of government flood maps that determine insurance coverage, ...

Leading flood insurance provider explores how outdated and incomplete FEMA flood maps underestimate flood risk FEMA’s flood maps have long been the foundation of how Americans understand and manage ...

Making and maintaining an accurate flood map is neither simple nor inexpensive. Even after an investment of more than $1 billion to take flood maps into the digital world, only 21 percent of the ...