Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Odds of Flooding Increase in Fargo
Feb 23 2010 // North Dakota has an “incredible risk” of record spring flooding in Fargo, while major floods near Minot and Bismarck are possible from the winter’s heavy snowfall, National Weather Service analysts...
At Least 40 Die, as Floods, Mudslides Strike Island of Madeira
Feb 22 2010 // Rescue workers dug frantically Sunday to free cars and homes buried under heaps of mud in Madeira, after torrential flash floods and mudslides killed at least 40 people on the popular Portuguese island. More than 120...
Washington Regulator Wants Emergency Flood Insurance
Feb 21 2010 // Washington is one step closer to allowing the creation of a flood insurance joint underwriting association (JUA), a publicly sponsored, temporary, not-for-profit insurer of last resort to provide flood insurance when the...
A Recurrence of Recalls; ‘PIGS’ in a Poke; Lloyd’s Powers on; Haiti Now Faces Floods and Hurricanes
Feb 21 2010 // First Toyota, then Honda – who’s next? 2010 is not starting out as a good year for car companies. Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp. was already in the process of recalling approximately 8 million vehicles, due...
Agents Encouraged to Review Flood Risk in Minnesota
Feb 18 2010 // With the potential for serious flooding in the Red River, Minnesota and possibly Mississippi river valleys this spring, Governor Pawlenty is reminding insurance agents to talk with their homeowners customers about optional...
Washington Flood JUA Legislation Passes in House
Feb 18 2010 // Washington House passed legislation allowing for the creation of a flood insurance joint underwriting association (JUA) as an insurer of last resort for businesses in the Green River Valley. House Bill 2560, which passed...
Washington Closer To Creating Emergency Insurance for Flooding
Feb 10 2010 // Washington is one step closer to allowing the creation of a flood insurance joint underwriting association (JUA), a publicly sponsored, temporary, not-for-profit insurer of last resort to provide insurance when certain...
Meteorology: It’s Not ‘Rocket Science;’ It’s a Lot More Complicated
Feb 8 2010 // Everyone’s heard the shibboleth “It’s not rocket science.” This implies that whatever “it” may be it’s easier than flying a rocket. In fact Robert Goddard fired off the first real...
It Figures
Feb 7 2010 // $12 Billion Hurricane Ike, which struck Galveston on Sept. 13, 2008, is so far the costliest weather catastrophe in Texas history, racking up nearly $12 billion in windstorm and flood insurance claims. Windstorm claims in...
Report: Economic Benefits of Levees Outweigh Flooding Costs
Feb 4 2010 // Despite the massive flooding resulting from levee breaches and storm surge during Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the economic benefits provided by flood control measures in Southeast Louisiana far outweigh the costs of...
More Upstate New York Properties at Risk in Floods
Feb 1 2010 // Federal officials say that about 6,500 more properties in Broome Count, New York than originally believed are vulnerable to floods like one that devastated parts of the region in 2006. Updated flood maps released Thursday...
Hurricane Ike Claims Total Nearly $12B in Texas
Jan 29 2010 // Hurricane Ike, which struck Galveston on Sept. 13, 2008, has proved to be the costliest weather catastrophe in Texas history by a large margin. The storm racked up nearly $12 billion in windstorm and flood insurance claims...
ABI Estimates November UK Flood Losses Exceed $322 Million
Jan 26 2010 // A report from the Association of British Insurers estimates that the floods in Cumbria in the northwestern part of England and parts of Southern Scotland in November have exceeded £200 million ($322 million) [See IJ...
Midwest Cities Say New FEMA Flood Maps Are Full of Errors
Jan 25 2010 // More than a year and a half after a massive flood left a huge swath of eastern Iowa underwater, the tiny farming community of Oakville is clinging to survival. Many of the town’s 400-or-so residents moved on after...
Counties with Levees Are Some of the Nation’s Most Economically Sound, Report Says
Jan 25 2010 // Hundreds of levees around the United States protect vulnerable areas and tens of millions of people from potentially devastating floods. Yet hardly anyone gives them a second thought until one is breached. The most glaring...
Report: Counties with Levees Are Among the Nation’s Most Economically Sound
Jan 24 2010 // Flooding Costs Are Outweighed by Regional Economic Benefits There are hundreds of levees around the United States that protect vulnerable areas and tens of millions of people from potentially devastating floods each year....
Report: Counties with Levees Are Among the Nation’s Most Economically Sound
Jan 24 2010 // Flooding Costs Are Outweighed by Regional Economic Benefits Hundreds of levees around the United States protect vulnerable areas and tens of millions of people from potentially devastating floods each year. Yet hardly...
California Still On Alert for Flooding, Potential Mudslides
Jan 22 2010 // Parts of California continue to face flood watch and flood warnings, after a fifth day of storms, according to the National Weather Service. In Southern Califiornia, more than 1,000 homes were already under evacuation...
Entergy, Insurers File Second Suit Against Corps Over Katrina Flooding
Jan 19 2010 // Entergy Corp. has filed a second suit against the Army Corps of Engineers over flooding that followed Hurricane Katrina, leaving behind hundreds of millions of dollars to power systems and higher rates for hundreds of...
Mississippi’s Jackson County Readying to Buy Flood Prone Properties
Jan 14 2010 // A program to buy oft-flooded properties in Jackson County, Mississippi may be moving forward after years of delays. After Hurricanes Georges in 1998 and Katrina in 2005, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and...
