FEMA Index Offers Closer Look at Social Risks in Disaster Resilience March 31, 2023 By Leslie Kaufman The free digital tool that the US government gives communities to help evaluate local risks from 18 natural hazards is...
Maryland’s Smith Island Commits to Rebuilding Community, Rejecting Buyouts November 30, 2022 By KRISTIAN JAIME, The Daily Times SMITH ISLAND, Md. (AP) — For the people of Smith Island, weather guides a way of life as much as...
FEMA’s Home Buyout Program Weighted in Bureaucracy, Lacks Equity: Cornell November 15, 2022 As climate change threatens residential areas, a longtime federal home buyout program – designed to eliminate risk to people and...
FEMA Projects $3.5-$5.3B NFIP Losses for Hurricane Ian November 14, 2022 n Friday, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced an initial estimate of Hurricane Ian losses for the National Flood Insurance...
Update: FEMA Flood Maps are Misleading, Blocking Insurance Uptake, Report Shows November 3, 2022 By William Rabb This article was updated Nov. 6, 2022 to include more information from FEMA and Neptune Flood Insurance. Researchers at North...
Biden Admin Announces $3 Billion in FEMA Climate Resilience Funding August 12, 2022 By Timothy Gardner The Biden administration on Friday announced it is putting more than $3 billion into two federal programs to help communities...
FEMA Adds Floyd, Pike Counties for Kentucky Flood Assistance August 5, 2022 Federal emergency officials have expanded the number of flood-stricken counties in eastern Kentucky that are eligible for individual assistance. The...
FEMA Report: Flood Insurance Hikes Will Drive 1 Million From Market July 25, 2022 By Michael Phillis When questioned by members of Congress, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said its new update to the nation’s flood insurance...
7,500 Louisiana Ida Victims Move From Tent Camps to Trailers January 12, 2022 More than four months after Hurricane Ida destroyed or did major damage to their houses, some Louisiana residents are just...
Louisiana Mayor: 300-400 Buildings Condemned From Hurricane Laura Damage October 22, 2021 A Louisiana mayor says 300 to 400 commercial buildings damaged last year by Hurricane Laura are being condemned or marked...