Impacts www.propublica.org Millions of homeowners who need flood insurance don't know it — thanks to FEMA It is FEMA's job to warn homeowners about major flood risks, but its approach is notoriously limited.
Newsletter www.circleofblue.org Building bigger walls in San Francisco Bay to hold back rising waters Spurred by a recent change in federal flood zone maps and a desire to prepare for rising seas, Foster City is in the process of raising its levees.
Politics FEMA's panel of flood experts unable to meet as losses mount A key report on needed improvements to flood maps has been stalled since September.
