The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)'s preliminary and expanded flood advisory maps continues to cause unrest for those areas now included. As we highlighted last month, following a rise in floods in a series of areas across the US, FEMA has expanded its flood maps, which will result in those listed having to pay out more insurance, along with harsher building regulations. In addition to these new maps, FEMA's updated National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) map shows that many communities are still not covered by insurance at all.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)'s preliminary and expanded flood advisory maps continues to cause unrest for those areas now included. As we highlighted last month, following a rise in floods in a series of areas across the US, FEMA has expanded its flood maps, which will result in those listed having to pay out more insurance, along with harsher building regulations. A number of areas are challenging, including now officials in Wrightsville Beach, who argue that, following further consultation, they should instead be classified as lower risk, and that FEMA used incomplete data in determining the flood risk.