Amid Rising Seas and Flooding, Atlantic City Has No Plans for Retreat October 17, 2022 By Ted Shaffrey Some cities around the world are pulling back from shorelines, as rising seas from climate change increase flooding. But so...
$52B Movable Barriers, Storm Gates Eyed for Waterways Hit by Sandy September 29, 2022 By Wayne Parry A decade after Superstorm Sandy pummeled New York and New Jersey in one of the costliest storms in U.S. history,...
Virginia Research Facility Shows How to Live With, Not Against, Rising Tides September 14, 2022 By EVERETT EATON, The Virginian-Pilot NORFOLK, Va. — The Elizabeth River Project’s latest work doesn’t fight the rising tide. It will roll with it. The...
Texas, the Netherlands Form Partnership Against Flooding September 12, 2022 By Juan A. Lozano A visit to Houston last week by the Dutch queen highlighted a long friendship between Texas and the Netherlands that...
New York City to Provide Inflatable Dams to Homeowners at Risk for Floods July 8, 2022 By Marie Rose Sheinerman Homes at high risk for flooding in New York City will receive free inflatable dams in a new plan rolled...
Corps of Engineers Partners With Mother Nature in Flood Control Initiatives October 7, 2021 By Travis Loller The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is known for damming rivers and building levees to keep waterways at bay. But...
Wisconsin County to Get $1.5M in Flood Mitigation Funds from FEMA May 7, 2021 Jefferson County, Wisconsin, has been has been awarded $1,530,596 in Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency...
Ecoroofs, Bioswales, Water Gardens: Cities Get Creative To Tame Stormwater Floods June 1, 2020 By Janet McConnaughey For more than a century, New Orleans has depended on canals and pumps to get rid of stormwater in a...
365 Days: Education, Mitigation and The Flood Insurance Guru December 13, 2019 By Stephanie K. Jones If it weren’t for Hurricane Katrina, Chris Greene might not have become an expert in all things flood related. Greene,...
Study: Every $1 Spent on Buying Flood Lands Could Save U.S. $5 in Future Damages December 10, 2019 Which would cost American taxpayers more: Paying now to protect undeveloped areas that are likely to flood in the coming...