A Fascinating Essay About FEMA's Flood Maps

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I learned a lot of FEMA's flood maps and what they are not intended to do from this article. In the wake of Camp Mystic, Hurricane Helene and other recent disasters, it is especially timely.

The points made in the article continue to point for the need to reform FEMA but I doubt that will ever happen. 

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