Rising Flood Risks Threaten Many Water and Sewage Treatment Plants Across the US August 11, 2023 By Suman Naishadham, Brittany Peterson and Camille Fassett LUDLOW, Vermont (AP) — The crack of a summer thunderstorm once comforted people in Ludlow, Vermont. But that was before...
3,000 Buildings Affected by California Flooding in March: ICEYE March 22, 2023 By Don Jergler An analysis released on Wednesday shows 2,933 properties were impacted by the early March flooding across California, with an average...
Rain, Snowfall Reduce Risk of Wildfires in California November 9, 2022 By John Antczak LOS ANGELES (AP) — A turn to wet weather has blunted an already moderate wildfire season in California but some...
Researchers Say Misleading FEMA Flood Maps Understate Risk November 3, 2022 By William Rabb Researchers at North Carolina State University have added their voices to the growing number of people who say that federal...
U.S. Rolls Out First Update to Flood Insurance Pricing in 50 Years April 6, 2021 By Alwyn Scott NEW YORK — Hundreds of thousands of Americans will pay significantly more to insure their homes in coastal areas and...
From New York to Houston, Flood Risk For Real Estate Hubs Ramps Up June 29, 2020 By Kate Duguid and Ally Levine The number of properties in the United States in danger of flooding this year is 70% higher than government data...
South Carolina Conservation Groups Warn Charleston Development Will Worsen Flooding June 15, 2020 By Michelle Liu Conservation groups in South Carolina are challenging a 3,000-acre (12,100-hectare) development project in Charleston over concerns that a loss of...
Mild Winter Reduces Springtime Flood Risk in New England March 27, 2020 A mild winter is giving emergency management officials one less thing to worry about: The spring flooding risk is reduced...
Insurers Warn Government Canada’s Flood Mapping Must Not Take a Decade March 5, 2020 By Steve Scherer OTTAWA — Canada plans to focus its next budget on tackling climate change and its effects but the insurance industry,...
U.S. Flood Risk Model to be Publicly Available in Boon for Homebuyers January 14, 2020 By Kate Duguid NEW YORK, Jan 14 — A climate research organization will offer access to a risk model that predicts the probability...