Catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide (AIR) has released a physically based, probabilistic inland flood model for locations on and off the many and varied floodplains across the United States. The AIR Inland Flood Model for the United States defines …
The St. James Parish Council is closer to forming a parish-wide flood control committee. Councilman Jason Amato, who is preparing an ordinance to form the committee, said he hopes the tentatively named St. James Parish Flood Protection & Drainage Committee …
Federal officials have approved funds to help against the risk of flooding in wildfire-scarred terrain in Arizona’s eastern White Mountains. The U.S. Forest Service announced this week that a request for funding for emergency stabilization has been granted for the …
Some Rhode Island residents are seeking federal grant money to help pay for elevating their homes to reduce the risk of flooding – and avoid spikes in flood insurance rates. Seven homeowners in Barrington who want to elevate their homes …
If flooding were a real concern for Taylor Rambo, he says he wouldn’t have built a bar in his basement. Yet he pays about $2,700 each year for flood insurance that he is required to have as part of his …
Hawaii lawmakers are proposing to move the state’s public safety facilities to one central area that is safer from flooding. A resolution proposed by senators Michelle Kidani and Donovan Dela Cruz would also consolidate the state’s data centers from 30 …
Vermont officials are warning of flooding potential in Montpelier due to an ice jam on the Winooski River. The Montpelier Emergency Management Team is monitoring a significant rise in water levels of the river’s north branch by Langdon Street. Officials …
Maine communities are criticizing new maps proposed by the federal government that show future flooding risks near the state’s coast that could impact what kind of insurance property owners must buy. The Flood Insurance Rate Maps released earlier this month …
A research center at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette has received a $1.3 million grant to build a tool to educate property owners about the potential for flooding or other risks in their area. The Advocate reported the university’s National Incident …
Hundreds of New Jersey flood insurance policyholders will soon be facing higher premiums spurred by sweeping changes to the federal law that will take effect Tuesday. The increases stem from legislation passed in June 2012 that requires all flood insurance …