Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
New Anti-Flooding Ideas Urged for South Louisiana
Jan 28 2013 // It’s not possible for every south Louisiana community to be surrounded by a levee, but one state group says there are options available to reduce the risk of flooding. The Advocate reports a new subcommittee of the...
After the Storm: Agents’ E&O Lessons Learned
Jan 28 2013 // More often than not, a second wave of claims against insurance agents by their clients follows a natural disaster. For the most part, the types of allegations and claims that surface after a catastrophe are the same as...
A Plan for New York to Prepare for Catastrophes
Jan 28 2013 // New York State’s NYS 2100 Commission, created in the wake of Sandy to offer recommendations on ways to better prepare for natural disasters, is out with its initial report, including a section on potential changes to...
Sandy Blow to N.J.: Costly Work or Costlier Flood Insurance Premiums
Jan 25 2013 // Superstorm Sandy landed one final stunning blow to New Jersey on Thursday, Jan. 24, as the state adopted rebuilding guidelines that come with sticker shock. They will force homeowners in flood zones to spend tens of...
Deadline Extended for Isaac Flood Insurance Claims
Jan 25 2013 // Louisiana property owners with flood insurance policies whose homes or other structures were damaged during Hurricane Isaac have another 30 days to file claims for their flood losses. Policy owners now have until Feb. 21...
Should Worst-Flooded Areas Be Left After Superstorm Sandy?
Jan 23 2013 // Superstorm Sandy, one of the nation’s costliest natural disasters, is giving new urgency to an age-old debate about whether areas repeatedly damaged by storms should be rebuilt, or whether it might be cheaper in the...
Superstorm Sandy Challenges Definition of Basement in New Jersey
Jan 21 2013 // Irene Sobolov believes the first floor of her house in Hoboken, N.J., is just that. The federal government and her insurance company say it’s a basement. The semantics, Sobolov has learned, are very...
N.J. Gov. Christie: Congress ‘a Little Late’ With Sandy Aid
Jan 18 2013 // New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said the Hurricane Sandy aid package Congress approved Tuesday will help expedite rebuilding after the superstorm, but he poked federal lawmakers for being “a little late to the...
Kansas, Missouri Could Be Hit by Disaster Aid Fight
Jan 18 2013 // Midwesterners accustomed to generous government aid after ice storms, floods and tornadoes may soon have to look somewhere else for help when disaster strikes. Even as the U.S. House on Jan. 15 passed a $50.7 billion aid...
Floods Paralyze Indonesian Capital Jakarta; at Least 4 Die
Jan 18 2013 // Seasonal rains triggered massive flooding in Indonesia’s capital on Thursday, killing at least four people, triggering the evacuation of at least 20,000 and paralyzing much of the city. Floods regularly hit parts of...
Millions of Flood Relief Dollars Sit Untapped in Minnesota
Jan 15 2013 // Millions of dollars in relief loan money sit unclaimed more than six months after heavy flooding hit northeastern Minnesota. Most of the $12 million allocated by the Legislature for disaster loans to homeowners remains...
What FEMA’s Advisory Flood Maps Mean for New Jersey
Jan 14 2013 // Last month, the Federal Emergency Management Agency released advisory flood maps covering 194 municipalities in coastal areas in New Jersey. Here’s a look at what they mean, in question and answer form. Q. What do...
Flood Walls for Subways: N.Y. Commission Urges Safeguards Against Future Storms
Jan 14 2013 // A commission formed to examine ways to guard against storms like Sandy released a report Jan. 11 that calls for flood walls in subways, water pumps at airports and sea barriers along the coast. The final report was first...
Parish in Louisiana Files New Charges in Hurricane Gustav Flood Appeal
Jan 14 2013 // Officials in Louisiana’s Livingston Parish claim lies, bungling and withholding of information are grounds for reversal of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s decision to deny $46 million in waterway...
Sandy Victims Blast Delays in Flood Insurance Aid
Jan 14 2013 // Even as Congress passed the first part of an aid package for victims of Superstorm Sandy, many victims seethed, wondering why it took so long. The $9.7 billion measure, approved on Jan. 4 and signed into law by President...
Readying for Sandy, New Jersey Transit Erred in Modeling Storm
Jan 13 2013 // New Jersey Transit incorrectly used federal government software that otherwise could have warned officials against a disastrous decision to leave hundreds of millions of dollars worth of equipment in a low-lying rail yard...
Governments Struggle with Financial Crisis as the Planet Warms up
Jan 11 2013 // The global economy has been through economic recessions before, and has eventually recovered from them. This time around, however, it must do so while coping with the ever increasing menace of climate change – that makes...
Right Street: A Plan for New York to Prepare for Catastrophes
Jan 8 2013 // New York State’s NYS 2100 Commission, created by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the wake of Hurricane Sandy to offer recommendations on ways to better prepare for natural disasters, is out with its initial report, including a...
After the Storm: Insurance Agents E&O Lessons Learned
Jan 8 2013 // More often than not, a second wave of claims against insurance agents by their clients follows a natural disaster. As parties find themselves without the coverage they expected after a catastrophe, it appears to be a...
Sandy Victims in N.J., N.Y., Blast Delays in Flood Insurance Aid
Jan 6 2013 // Even as Congress passed the first part of an aid package for victims of Superstorm Sandy, many victims seethed, wondering why it took so long. The $9.7 billion measure approved on Friday, Jan. 4, allows the National Flood...
