Plant hardiness zone maps are, well, all over the map. Consider the number assigned to your zip code as a starting point. You may live right at the break between one zone and the other.

Hardiness Zones 101 The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map consists of 13 individual zones that take in all of the contiguous United States, plus Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. The first zone lies at ...

To check which zone you are in, head to USDA.gov and check out their Plant Hardiness Zone map. You can also enter your zip code on the page to find your zone.

There have been 307 hurricanes that made landfall in the mainland United States since records began in 1851, and now you can see them all on a single map. University of Oklahoma student Michael ...

Now, local governments have 120 days to receive public input and adopt the maps with an ordinance. While cities and counties can opt to increase the hazard level of a zone or number of acres in a ...

New “fire hazard severity zone” maps from Cal Fire released on March 24 are the first update in more than a decade, and they are adding two new layers of designation, moderate and high ...