FEMA Urged to Adopt Parametric Insurance and Blockchain to Address Coverage Gap November 21, 2019 By Jim Sams Blockchain technology and parametric insurance should be included in the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s toolbox as it strives to close...
Thousands Face Life-Threatening Floods From Aging Dams November 12, 2019 By Ira Boudway On a cold morning last March, Kenny Angel got a frantic knock on his door. Two workers from a utility...
In Colorado, 24 High-Hazard Dams Are Seen as Problematic November 7, 2019 By Matt Volz Two dozen aging dams in Colorado were in unsatisfactory condition and are located in places where their failure would likely...
Advocates Push Model Law for Private Flood, Quibble about Education Mandate October 28, 2019 By Jim Sams An organization of state lawmakers is moving ahead toward adoption of a “model law” designed to encourage the sale of...
FEMA Bought 44,000 Flood-Prone Homes and May Have to Buy Millions More October 11, 2019 By Eric Roston As the climate crisis worsens, more Americans will be forced from their homes. Many won’t be able to afford it,...
Recovery Stalls After Fast Start Following Deadly Tornado October 8, 2019 By Greg Hilburn When a deadly tornado ripped through Ruston and Louisiana Tech University in the early morning darkness of April 25, hundreds...
Citing Climate Risk, Investors Bet Against Mortgage Market September 30, 2019 By Kate Duguid NEW YORK — David Burt helped two of the protagonists of Michael Lewis’ book The Big Short bet against the...
America’s Great Climate Exodus Is Starting in the Florida Keys September 20, 2019 By Prashant Gopal Lori Rittel is stuck in her Florida Keys home, living in the wreckage left by Hurricane Irma two years ago,...
FEMA Officials Charged With Puerto Rico Hurricane Aid Fraud September 11, 2019 By Michael Deibert Federal Emergency Management Agency officials who oversaw the reconstruction of Puerto Rico’s electrical grid and the former president of Cobra...
Southern Illinois Village at Risk if no FEMA Levee Approval August 12, 2019 PRAIRIE DU ROCHER, Ill. — The fate of a Mississippi River levee that’s awaiting a decision on federal accreditation could...