Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
N.J. Gov. Christie Seeks $250M to Buy Out Homes in Flood-Prone Areas
Mar 21 2013 // New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said on Tuesday, March 19, that he is asking the federal government to let the state use $250 million in Sandy aid to help New Jersey buy out homeowners in flood-prone areas, but he does not...
FEMA Giving Minot, North Dakota $2.1M for Floodwall Project
Mar 21 2013 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency says it is giving the city of Minot about $2.1 million for the first phase of a project to protect the city’s water treatment plant with a floodwall. FEMA says the $2.7 million...
Expert: Repeat of 1913 Indiana Flood Would Be Disaster
Mar 20 2013 // What would happen if the rare and extreme series of storms that hammered Indiana 100 years ago this month occurred today? There would be significant damage, according to the Midwest Regional Climate Center. But with modern...
FEMA Buying Out 90 Flood Damaged Vermont Homes, So Far
Mar 18 2013 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency has agreed to buy out a total of 90 properties across Vermont that were damaged by Tropical Storm Irene and other 2011 flooding. Eight structures were deemed ineligible for the...
New Maps Put 33K More New Jersey Homes in Flood Zones
Mar 18 2013 // New Jersey’s adoption of expanded flood maps in the wake of Superstorm Sandy has put more than 33,000 additional residential buildings in flood zones, a nearly 15 percent increase.Destroyed homes and washed away...
Mainers Urged to Consider Flood Insurance
Mar 18 2013 // State officials are urging Mainers to consider buying flood insurance if their home or business is located close to a body of water. The Maine Floodplain Management Program says standard home- and business-owners’...
NYC Council Tightens Safety Rules for Post-Sandy Home Elevation Work
Mar 15 2013 // The New York City Council has approved new safety rules and procedures this week concerning the city residents’ home elevation projects following Superstorm Sandy. The city council said these rules were prompted in...
FEMA: $2.7B Paid Out in New Jersey Flood Insurance Claims Post-Sandy
Mar 15 2013 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency says it has made $2.7 billion in flood insurance payments to New Jersey claimants since Superstorm Sandy hit the state last October. The agency also announced Tuesday that it has...
New York State Releases Plans for $1.7B in Sandy Funds
Mar 14 2013 // New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced statewide plans Tuesday to use $1.7 billion in federal storm-damage funds for home repairs, government buyouts of property in flood-prone areas, low-interest loans, flood-prevention...
Aon Benfield’s Impact Forecasting Launches New Cat Scenario Models
Mar 14 2013 // Impact Forecasting, the catastrophe model development center of excellence at Aon Benfield, has launched a suite of new scenario models to generate loss estimates for specific historic or hypothetical events. The bulletin...
Recent Storms Ease Drought in Middle of United States
Mar 13 2013 // Recent rain and snowstorms have eased the grip of the worst U.S. drought in decades in portions of the nation’s midsection, swelling some major inland rivers to near flood stage and drenching some farmland enough to...
Legislators Propose Stretching Out NFIP Rate Hike Timeline to Assist Sandy Victims
Mar 12 2013 // A group of U.S. representatives from New York is proposing a bill that would stretch out the National Flood Insurance Program’s premium increase timeline. On Monday, U.S. Reps. Michael G. Grimm (R-N.Y.), Gregory...
Sandy-Damaged Homes Hit Market at Bargain Prices
Mar 11 2013 // It sounds like the premise for a new reality TV series: “Hurricane House” — people scouring waterside communities looking to buy homes damaged by Superstorm Sandy at a deep discount. While there are...
N.J., N.Y. to Offer Mediation Option for Disputed Sandy Claims
Mar 11 2013 // New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced on Feb. 25 his administration would offer a mediation program to Sandy victims who are still in dispute with their insurers. Christie said his administration is establishing a new...
Mississippi River Flood in 2011: $2.8B in Economic Damage
Mar 11 2013 // The Mississippi River flooding of 2011 caused $2.8 billion in damage and tested the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ system of levees, reservoirs and floodways like never before, exposing vulnerabilities that need...
Suits Against Army Corps Over Nashville Floods Dismissed
Mar 11 2013 // A federal judge has dismissed a pair of lawsuits claiming the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was responsible for flood damage in 2010 to the Grand Ole Opry, Gibson Guitar and other Nashville-area businesses. The companies...
Zurich in Strategic Alliance with Red Cross/Crescent for Global Flood Program
Mar 7 2013 // Zurich Insurance Group announced a CHF 21 million [$22.18 million] five-year alliance with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). Zurich said its five-year commitment would serve as...
Aon Benfield February Cat Report:U.S. Winter Storms; Russian Meteor
Mar 6 2013 // Impact Forecasting, the catastrophe model development center of excellence at Aon Benfield, has released the latest edition of its monthly Global Catastrophe Recap report, which reviews the natural disasters that occurred...
Ex-DEP Boss: Buy Out Flood-Prone New Jersey Homes
Mar 6 2013 // As New Jersey lawmakers consider a package of bills to help the state recover from Superstorm Sandy, a former New Jersey environmental protection commissioner says the storm provided a golden opportunity to buy out...
Connecticut Homeowners Face Stark Choices After Sandy
Mar 5 2013 // Jackie Beagon loved her life along the Connecticut coast, where she and her husband walked to the beach and church and bicycled around the neighborhood. But Superstorm Sandy ripped it all apart, and the couple was forced...
