Post-Sandy Survey: Only Minor Damages to Buildings From Direct Wind November 14, 2012 Damage from storm surge and flooding caused by Superstorm Sandy is widespread and extensive — but there is only minor...
Northern California City Evacuations Underway Following Water Pipe Break November 13, 2012 Evacuations are underway in Daly City after several blocks were flooded and mudslides occurred in the area of the Northern...
Feds: Levee System Did Not Cause Isaac Flooding November 12, 2012 Federal officials say in a report released Nov. 9 that improvements to the New Orleans-area levee system did not cause...
FEMA to Help Replace University of Iowa Buildings October 26, 2012 By David Pitt After months of lobbying and pressure from Iowa’s governor, congressional delegation and others, the federal government said the University of...
Alaska Disaster Declaration Now Covers Interior Flooding October 25, 2012 A disaster declaration has been expanded to include three regions of Interior Alaska impacted by flooding in late September. The...
Occupied FEMA Units in Ward County, N.D. Below 1,000 October 22, 2012 The number of temporary Federal Emergency Management Agency housing units in Ward County, North Dakota that are still occupied has...
The City of Northampton, Mass., Faces Steep Flood Control Bill October 2, 2012 The city of Northampton, in Massachusetts, is facing an $800,000 bill to upgrade and maintain its storm water and flood...
Heavy Rains Trap Connecticut Shoreline Residents in Cars, Homes October 1, 2012 Quick, heavy rains have led to flash flooding along Connecticut’s shoreline, trapping some residents in their cars, homes and businesses....
New York Has More Than 400 FEMA Home Buyout Applications September 10, 2012 Gertrude Baker and her husband bought their cozy home in Owego in 1956. They raised three kids, befriended neighbors and...
After the Rain: Irene’s Lessons to the East Coast August 28, 2012 Antonia Schreiber is taking no chances on the next big storm. The remnants of Hurricane Irene turned the 200-year-old building...