Special Reuters Report: The High Cost of Building in High Flood Risk Areas December 12, 2017 By Benjamin Lesser and Ryan McNeill When Hurricane Harvey sent two feet of water rolling into this small community about 35 miles north of Houston, Alfredo...
Economist: Hurricane Harvey’s Impact Will Guide Future Development in Houston December 11, 2017 By Juan A. Lozano A Houston business group said on Dec. 8 that Hurricane Harvey’s biggest long-term impact on the nation’s fourth-largest city likely...
New Flood Maps Coming to Georgia Coast, but Flood Risk Remains October 10, 2017 Experts say a new federal flood map of Glynn County along Georgia’s coast may lower insurance premiums next year –...
Now Is Time to Prepare for Next Harvey; Tools Are Available: Viewpoint August 30, 2017 By Paul J. Ferraro, Bloomberg View My heart goes out to the people who have borne the brunt of Hurricane Harvey and still face continued flooding...
Corps: Flood Protection Plan for Souris River Could Cost Up to $1B November 8, 2016 The Army Corps of Engineers has released a draft environmental impact statement for the proposed Souris River flood protection project...
North Carolina County Removing Thousands of Homes from Flood Zones July 29, 2016 New maps for Dare County, North Carolina, are removing thousands of homes and lots from flood zones, creating a need...
Report: 1 in 5 California Citizens Lives in Flood Zone April 5, 2013 California is suffering from one of its driest winters on record, but some statewide water managers are focusing on the...
FEMA Buying Out 90 Flood Damaged Vermont Homes, So Far March 18, 2013 The Federal Emergency Management Agency has agreed to buy out a total of 90 properties across Vermont that were damaged...
Connecticut Homeowners Face Stark Choices After Sandy March 5, 2013 Jackie Beagon loved her life along the Connecticut coast, where she and her husband walked to the beach and church...
N.Y. Gov. Proposes to Spend Up to $400M to Buy Out Storm-Wrecked Homes February 5, 2013 New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to spend up to $400 million to buy and demolish homes wrecked by Superstorm...