Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mississippi Insurance Head, Lawmaker Urge Development of Private Flood Market
Aug 21 2017 // Mississippi’s top insurance regulator and its only Democratic congressman are both ready to cede some of the federal flood insurance market to private insurers. Both Republican Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney and...
Swiss Re: Miami Is More Vulnerable to Hurricanes Like Andrew
Aug 21 2017 // Almost 25 years have passed since a Category 5 hurricane struck south of Miami, and the city’s vulnerability to catastrophic storm damage has grown exponentially, according to a new insurance underwriters’...
Louisiana Governor Seeking Homeowner Flood Grant Expansion
Aug 18 2017 // Gov. John Bel Edwards announced he wants to broaden Louisiana’s flood aid program to include homeowners whose flood insurance proceeds didn’t cover their rebuilding costs and to boost grant amounts. Initial...
Businesses Owned by West Virginia Gov Settle Flood Clean Up Suit for $550K
Aug 16 2017 // Three businesses owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice and his family have agreed to settle for $551,420 a lawsuit that claimed they had not paid for $771,268 of cleanup work after the Greenbrier resort was hit by severe...
Millions of Dollars in Damage During Wyoming Flooding This Year
Aug 16 2017 // The high volume of water that poured down Wyoming rivers and streams from a melting record mountain snowpack this year is being blamed for several river deaths and causing tens of millions of dollars in damage to roads,...
Trump Infrastructure Plan to Nix Obama’s Flood Risk Standards
Aug 15 2017 // President Donald Trump will revoke an Obama-era executive order on Tuesday that required strict building standards for government-funded projects to reduce exposure to increased flooding from sea level rise, sources...
Climate Change Altering River Flood Patterns in Europe: Study
Aug 14 2017 // Climate change is affecting the timing of river floods across Europe and societies may have to adapt to avoid future economic and environmental harm, scientists said. River floods are among the costliest natural disasters...
Pump Problems Continue as New Orleans Braces for More Rain
Aug 11 2017 // With more rain in the forecast and city water pumps malfunctioning after weekend floods, New Orleans’ mayor urged residents of some waterlogged neighborhoods to move their vehicles to higher ground. Mayor Mitch...
Mayor Calls for Firings Following New Orleans Flooding
Aug 10 2017 // A New Orleans official has announced plans to retire and the city’s mayor wants other people fired days after torrential rains flooded the city. Local media report that Executive Director Cedric Grant of the Sewerage...
Swiss Re: Miami Is More Vulnerable to Hurricanes Like Andrew
Aug 10 2017 // Almost 25 years have passed since a Category 5 hurricane struck south of Miami, and the city’s vulnerability to catastrophic storm damage has grown exponentially, according to a new insurance underwriters’...
New Orleans Council Planning to Study Drainage After Massive Flooding
Aug 9 2017 // As New Orleans dried out from torrential rains that flooded areas for the second time in two weeks, the City Council called a special meeting to review the drainage system and warning processes. Council President Jason...
Asia Floods Bring Economic Damages of More Than $10B in July: Aon Report
Aug 9 2017 // The vast majority of global natural disasters during July were the result of severe flooding across the Asian region, bringing more than $10 billion in economic damages, according to a report published by Impact...
Farmers Are Eligible for Flood Loans in 14 Michigan Counties
Aug 8 2017 // Farmers and ranchers in 14 Michigan counties are eligible for emergency loans due to widespread damage amid severe storms and flash flooding in June. The update from the U.S. Department of Agriculture comes after President...
Tropical Storm Franklin May Become Atlantic Basin’s 1st Hurricane of 2017
Aug 8 2017 // Tropical Storm Franklin will exit Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula later today and continue moving toward the southwest Gulf of Mexico or the Bay of Campeche coast on early Thursday, possibly becoming the Atlantic...
Mississippi Rep., Insurance Chief Urge Development of Private Flood Market
Aug 8 2017 // Mississippi’s top insurance regulator and its only Democratic congressman are both ready to cede some of the federal flood insurance market to private insurers. Both Republican Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney and...
Thousands of Homes in Florida’s Palm Beach County Now in High-Risk Flood Zones
Aug 8 2017 // Thousands of property owners in one Florida County will be in newly created flood hazard zones later this year, and that means they’ll be required to buy flood insurance for the first time. The Palm Beach Post...
Needs of Flood-Damaged Small Businesses in Louisiana Sought in Survey
Aug 7 2017 // Louisiana’s flood recovery program is trying to determine the needs of flood-damaged companies by asking small businesses to fill out a statewide survey. The small business survey is expected to take about 10 minutes...
Multiple Storm Mitigation Projects Planned in Louisiana
Aug 7 2017 // Louisiana will spend nearly $277 million in federal cash it received after last year’s floods to fortify communities against future disasters, mainly through drainage improvements and buyouts of flood-prone...
Youth Activist Urges Industry to Step Up Fight Against Climate Change
Aug 7 2017 // Seventeen-year-old climate activist Delaney Reynolds has a message for the insurance industry on the topic of climate change: It’s time to step up and take action against this global crisis. “Your future...
Arkansas Farmers Still Optimistic Despite Ravaging from Floods
Aug 4 2017 // While spring floods left many rice farmers with fewer acres of rice than they originally planned, they’re hopeful a rising market can offset at least some of the lost acreage. “We had 1,400 acres, and we were...
