Simulations Depict Tsunami Impact on Washington Coastal Communities September 3, 2020 State authorities have released new simulations that show how a powerful tsunami could overwhelm Washington state’s coastal and shoreline communities....
Honolulu Flooding Control Plan Updated August 28, 2020 The Army Corps of Engineers released a revised flood protection plan for Honolulu neighborhoods that includes fewer impacts on natural...
Heavy Rain in Pennsylvania Prompts Rescues, Wind Damages Hospital Day Care August 6, 2020 High winds partially tore the roof off a day care center on the grounds of a suburban Philadelphia hospital, injuring...
Climate Risk Analytics Firm Gets Capital Injections from Liberty and MS&AD July 30, 2020 By Don Jergler Jupiter, a Silicon Valley startup provider of predictive data and analytics for climate risk, announced it has raised additional capital...
Grounded Airplanes at Risk from Asia’s Tropical Storm Season, Industry Experts Warn June 3, 2020 By Jamie Freed and Ben Blanchard Airlines, airports and insurers across Asia are bracing for the prospect of unusually high damage as the region’s tropical storm...
Alaska Villages Prepare for Possible Flooding Evacuations April 30, 2020 Villages in an Alaska region are preparing for possible evacuations because of an increased possibility of spring flooding. The state’s...
Rising Sea Levels Could Double Extreme Flooding Events on Coastline, Report States April 16, 2020 By Don Jergler “Sea-level rise will radically redefine the coastline of the 21st century.” That’s from a new study that shows rising sea...
Flood Disaster Declaration Declared for Oregon, Funding Available April 8, 2020 The Federal Emergency Management Agency says Oregon will receive federal help for flooding and storms that happened in February in...
Earthquake Risk Prompts Order to Drain California Dam March 4, 2020 Worried that an earthquake could collapse a big dam south of San Francisco, officials have ordered its reservoir to be...
How Draining the Reservoir Can Help Mitigate Flooding February 27, 2020 By Leslie Kaufman Persistent rains have been pounding the Southeast, and a week ago, the Pearl River in Jackson, Mississippi, spilled over its...