Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Evidence for Climate Extremes, Costs, Gets More Local
Jul 27 2012 // Scientists are finding evidence that man-made climate change has raised the risks of individual weather events, such as floods or heat waves, marking a big step towards pinpointing local costs and ways to adapt to freak...
Hoeven’s Flood Bill Derailed in U.S. House
Jul 24 2012 // In what turned out to be very good news for taxpayers, the environment and anyone concerned about risk mitigation, the speeding legislative train that was Sen. John Hoeven’s S. 2039 was derailed in the U.S. House...
AIR Analyzes Fallout from Heaviest Rainfall to Hit Beijing since 1951
Jul 24 2012 // According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, on Saturday, July 21, a heavy storm in China delivered as much as 18 inches [45.72 cms] of precipitation to parts of the country in and near the capital of Beijing...
AIR Expands Suite of Catastrophe Models for Australia
Jul 24 2012 // Catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide announced the expansion of its suite of catastrophe models for Australia “with the release of the industry’s first probabilistic bushfire model and updated tropical...
Flood Risks Rampant across Asia’s Factory Zones; Insurers Concerned
Jul 23 2012 // Global insurance companies are struggling to get a grip on their flood exposure in Asia nearly a year after one of the world’s costliest disasters hit Thailand, with executives fearing an even worse event may strike...
China Rains, Floods Cause Many Deaths; Beijing Hit Hard
Jul 23 2012 // The heaviest rain to hit Beijing in six decades killed at least 10 people [latest reports put the death toll at 37] and left cars and buses submerged, and 10 other storm deaths [now at least 17] were reported elsewhere as...
Vt. Flood Insurance Customers May See Higher Rates
Jul 23 2012 // Some of Vermont’s estimated 3,700 flood insurance customers could see their premiums increase by up to 20 percent. Since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the National Flood Insurance Program has been operating at a loss...
What to Know About the NEW & IMPROVED Flood Program
Jul 23 2012 // Now with Fewer Subsidies, Minimum Deductibles, Multifamily Coverage and More If it were a dam or a levee, it would have been replaced ages ago. Yet the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) has stayed afloat despite a...
Federal Assessment of Flood Damage Under Way in Wisconsin
Jul 20 2012 // Officials with the U.S. Small Business Administration are touring Douglas County to view damage from a flood there in late June. Gov. Scott Walker said the information gathered could be used to request SBA provide federal...
UK Insurers Paying $26.6 Million a Day for June Floods ABI Reports
Jul 19 2012 // Insurers are set to pay up to £500 million [$782.3 million] or £17 million [$26.6 million] every day – to customers who have suffered flood and storm damage during the wettest June on record, according to latest...
The Awful Hoeven Levee Bill
Jul 18 2012 // Mid-morning tomorrow, I’ll be attending a meeting in Sen. John Hoeven’s (R-ND) office to debate be educated about the Senator’s bill to exempt his state from requirements that it follow federal laws about...
Millions Spent on Upkeep of Empty Katrina Lots
Jul 18 2012 // More than 3,000 lots flooded by Hurricane Katrina and bought with federal money in an emergency bailout sit idle across this city — a multimillion-dollar drain on federal, state and city coffers that lends itself to no...
Muskogee Officials: Study Shows Town not Responsible for Flooding
Jul 18 2012 // City officials did nothing to contribute to flooding that damaged homes and belongings of property owners who live in a southeast Muskogee, Okla., neighborhood, a study shows. The city commissioned the $11,000 hydrological...
Rain, Floods Cause Heavy Damage in Southwest Japan: AIR Analysis
Jul 17 2012 // A report from catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, analyzes the damages resulting from the heavy rains that have caused widespread flooding and mudslides from July 11 to July 16 on the Southern Japanese Island of...
AIR Unveils Cyclone Model for India
Jul 17 2012 // Boston-based catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide announced that it has released a cyclone model for India. “The new peer-reviewed model, which was developed out of AIR’s Hyderabad office, captures the...
New York State Hands Out $16M in Flood Control Grants
Jul 16 2012 // New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the state will give $16 million in grants to communities hit by last year’s damaging storms. The state originally planned to distribute $9 million to 23 counties. But it has come up...
Rains Cause Lake Havasu City Flooding, Man Dies
Jul 16 2012 // Heavy rains caused flash flooding in parts of western Arizona, and a 38-year-old man died as a result of the high waters in Lake Havasu City. Police Sgt. Joe Harrold says the death occurred Friday night as flash flooding...
Houston-Area Rain Floods Homes, May End Drought
Jul 16 2012 // Historic rainfall levels that drenched the Houston area last week flooded dozens of homes and caused widespread street flooding, but the rain also is likely to result in the end of drought conditions in Southeast Texas,...
Maine Advises Residents to Assess Storm Risks, Review Flood Insurance
Jul 11 2012 // Maine’s top insurance regulator is advising state residents to assess the risks associated with severe weather, and take steps to protect themselves and their property. Maine Insurance Superintendent Eric Cioppa...
Colo. Fire Victims May Qualify for Immediate Flood Policies
Jul 10 2012 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday announced that residents in Colorado affected by flooding as a result of the wildfire in Waldo Canyon and the wildfire in High Park could be eligible for an exception from...
