Storm Surges Are Most Costly, Dangerous Result of Hurricanes September 17, 2018 By SETH BORENSTEIN Behold the awesome power of water. Already the ocean is swallowing beaches, roads and anything else in the way of...
Commentary: Submerged Risks Haunt Low-Lying Airports September 6, 2018 By David Fickling, Bloomberg Opinion The sight of a flooded Kansai International Airport and 3,000 stranded people after Typhoon Jebi slammed into southern Japan this...
Minor Sea Level Rises Could Raise Global Risk for More Devastating Tsunamis August 24, 2018 As sea levels rise due to climate change, so do the global hazards and potential devastating damages from tsunamis, according...
Miami Neighborhood Could Become Blueprint for Handling Rising Sea Levels August 14, 2018 By ALEX HARRIS and JOEY FLECHAS, Miami Herald On a map, the only natural water body nearby Alan and Alicia Sirkin’s Coconut Grove home is Biscayne Bay. But...
Rising Seas Raising Concern in Low-Lying Massachusetts Coastal District June 8, 2018 By PHILIP MARCELO In Boston’s booming Seaport District, General Electric is building its new world headquarters, Amazon is bringing in thousands of new...
Boston Harbor Barrier Could Take 30 Years, Cost $12B June 1, 2018 By PHILIP MARCELO A harbor barrier to protect Boston, Mass., from rising seas and increased flooding due to climate change could cost nearly...
FEMA Strips ‘Climate Change’ Mention in its Strategic Plan March 16, 2018 By Christopher Flavelle The Federal Emergency Management Agency, responsible for dealing with the effects of disasters like hurricanes and floods, has stripped the...
Federal Watchdog Agency to Investigate Flood Risks at Superfund Sites January 9, 2018 By MICHAEL BIESECKER and JASON DEAREN A federal government watchdog agency will investigate the threats from flooding and other natural disasters to the nation’s most polluted...
Big Insurers Brace for Perilous Future as Climate Risks Escalate November 13, 2017 By Jessica Shankleman After one of the worst Atlantic hurricane seasons in history, the world’s biggest insurers say the industry needs to get...
Study Finds Bad Flood Could Hit NYC Every 5 Years October 25, 2017 By FRANK ELTMAN Within the next three decades, floods that used to strike the New York City area only once every 500 years...