Newton’s Zoning and Planning Committee passed new rules for defining floodplains to comply with FEMA requirements in its meeting on Monday.

Leaders in Dewey Beach are looking at the possibility of increasing freeboard regulation heights, or how high homes are off ...

It was the category of "substantive amendments" that drew the most conversation during council's Jan. 28 meeting, namely the 2-foot freeboard requirement — the height added to the base flood elevation ...

Still, details of the plan weren't immediately clear. Here's a look at the U.S. naval base, widely known as “Gitmo,” and its history: While the U.S. naval base in Cuba is best known for the ...

including the foundation type and height of the lowest floor relative to the base flood elevation. Replacement cost of the house. Sources of flooding, including the chance of river flood ...

This is called "base flood elevation (BFE) plus 1." The proposed town regulations would require one more foot on top of that, or "base flood elevation plus 2." The requirement would also kick in ...

Existing regulations require new structures to be raised one foot above what is called the "base flood elevation." The proposal calls for two feet to be added to the "base flood elevation." ...

Rescuers search for victims near the wreckages of vehicles in an area affected by a landslide following a flash flood that killed multiple people in Pekalongan, Central Java, Indonesia, Thursday, Jan.

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