Ida v. Katrina in New Orleans: Fewer People, Better Levees, Smaller Storm Surge September 3, 2021 By Jim Sams Hurricane Ida and Hurricane Katrina in 2005 made landfall within 50 miles of one other and each carried 150 mph...
Houston Area Getting Little of $1B in Harvey Flood Aid May 24, 2021 By Juan A. Lozano HOUSTON (AP) — Houston area officials expressed shock and anger on Friday after learning that their communities, which suffered the...
Flooding Due to Climate Change Caused $75 Billion of Damage in the U.S. January 12, 2021 By Leslie Kaufman It’s long been established that warming temperatures cause more frequent and intense precipitation. But placing a dollar value on the...
Government Ordered to Pay Landowners on Lower Missouri River December 18, 2020 OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The federal government must pay some landowners along the lower Missouri River for flooding damage caused...
Lexington Insurance Wins Texas Battle of Hurricane Harvey Deductibles June 1, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson In a case of competing deductibles, a federal appeals court has sided with an insurer and against the owner of...
How Draining the Reservoir Can Help Mitigate Flooding February 24, 2020 By Leslie Kaufman Persistent rains have been pounding the Southeast, and a week ago, the Pearl River in Jackson, Mississippi, spilled over its...
NOAA Study Says ‘Atmospheric Rivers’ Cause 84% of Flood Damage in the West February 11, 2020 By Brian K. Sullivan Climate change is spurring a new, deep dive into a complex, little-studied weather system blamed for creating billions of dollars...
Hurricane Victims Frustrated with Slow Housing Recovery July 26, 2019 By Amanda Morris SPRING LAKE, N.C. — The heating and air conditioning in Carrie Johnson’s home — damaged by Hurricane Matthew in 2016...
Manufacturer’s Flood Claim Hinges on Definition of High-Hazard Area July 12, 2019 By Jim Sams For the second time, a federal appellate court reversed a trial judge’s finding that a policy issued by a unit...
Homes to be Raised, but it’s Uncertain who will Pay the Bill June 20, 2019 BELLEVUE, Neb. — A suburb of Omaha has condemned 195 flood-damaged homes, but it’s unclear who will be paying the...