There will be a 90-day appeal and comment period where the community can review the proposed changes to the Flood Insurance ...

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Though U.S. maps will reflect Trump's new name for the body of water, the rest of the world will continue calling it the Gulf of Mexico Win McNamee/Getty; Google Maps Google Maps will soon change ...

The agency's fire map looks at areas under state responsibility – which does not include federal land like the Mendocino National Forest and Lassen National Forest. The Bay Area is under both ...

The agency's fire map looks at areas under state responsibility – which does not include federal land like the Mendocino National Forest and Lassen National Forest. The Bay Area is under both state ...

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A little-noticed flood last summer in an Illinois city that left one dead and swallowed up homes and businesses after heavy rainfall left a damaged community struggling to figure out what’s next. But ...

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