Study Urges Rethinking of Disaster Management in Era of Compounding Events July 18, 2024 By Allen Laman A new report warns that compounding natural disasters introduce new, interconnected, and complex risk scenarios — and points to a...
As Homeowners Face Mounting Disasters, Reality TV Wants to Help December 6, 2023 Television networks are tapping into a mounting challenge affecting many US homeowners: Rebuilding after disasters. Rachael Ray — the chef...
Resettlement Homes on Louisiana Island Designed to Help Weather Storms August 2, 2021 By Kezia Setyawan, The Courier Residents relocating from an eroding island off Louisiana’s Terrebonne Parish will move into homes built and designed to help weather...
3K Alabama Homes Now Strengthened to IBHS FORTIFIED Standards May 28, 2021 The Strengthen Alabama Homes program has funded grants for 3,000 FORTIFIED roofs to help families protect their homes from severe...
Damage Analysis of 2017-2018 California Wildfires Keys on Mitigation July 15, 2020 New findings point to need for home improvements that resist embers, the cause of up to 90 percent of wildfire...
IBHS Chief Continues to Ask Congress to Embrace Tax Credits for Climate Resilience October 24, 2019 By Don Jergler The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety has its eye on more than just helping improve safety on the...
IBHS Chief Wright Urges Congress to Consider Tax Credits for Climate Resilience May 30, 2019 By Don Jergler Roy E. Wright, CEO and president of the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety, wants Congress to consider financing...
North Carolina Weakened Its Building Codes in 2013 September 14, 2018 By Ari Natter Five years ago, encouraged by home builders and an anti-regulatory zeal, lawmakers in North Carolina joined other states in weakening...
Hailstone Sets New Weather Record in Alabama April 17, 2018 All hail the newest entry in Alabama weather record books. AL.com cites a release from state climatologist Dr. John Christy...
Rising Seas May Wipe Out Jersey Towns and Millions in AAA Bonds May 26, 2017 By Christopher Flavelle Few parts of the U.S. are as exposed to the threats from climate change as Ocean County, New Jersey. It...