Cost of Buying Out Flood-Prone Homes: $5B and Rising May 28, 2019 By David A. Lieb About the photo: This June 14, 2008 file photo shows floodwaters in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Weeks after the latest massive...
One Dead, Dozens Hurt as Tornadoes Flatten Buildings in Ohio May 28, 2019 By Rich McKay Tornadoes pulverized western Ohio early on Tuesday, killing one person, injuring scores of others and requiring emergency officials to send...
Vulnerability Reduction Scorecard Helps Cities Save Lives and Resources May 15, 2019 In Norfolk, Virginia, officials are taking action to reduce their city’s vulnerability to flood risks. Flooding in Norfolk does not...
D.C. Is First to Plan to Remove, Retrofit Flood-Prone Buildings April 30, 2019 By Christopher Flavelle Washington is announcing a goal of retrofitting or removing all of its flood-prone buildings by 2050, the first major U.S....
‘Falling Through the Cracks’: Vulnerable Homeowners Overlooked after Disasters April 16, 2019 By Carey L. Biron WASHINGTON — It was the middle of the night when Yvonne Rawhouser’s neighbor woke her up to warn her that...
Quick-Cash, Risk-Swap Deals Multiply in Extreme Weather Era April 4, 2019 By Christopher Flavelle and Katherine Chiglinsky Some of the world’s largest insurers are eagerly pitching cities, states and even school districts on policies designed to pay...
California Dam’s Rebuilt Spillway ‘Performing as Expected’ During 1st Water Release April 3, 2019 OROVILLE, Calif. — Water rushed down the rebuilt spillway at the nation’s tallest dam for the first time since it...
Watchdog Says FEMA Wrongly Released Survivors’ Personal Information March 26, 2019 By Colleen Long WASHINGTON — The Federal Emergency Management Agency wrongly released to a contractor the personal information of 2.3 million survivors of...
Last Customers Being Reconnected to Puerto Rico Power Grid March 22, 2019 By Danica Coto SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Crews were preparing Wednesday to shut down generators that have powered an island off Puerto...
Devastating Nebraska Floods Threaten to Stretch into the South March 20, 2019 BROWNVILLE, Neb. — Emergency officials in Southern U.S. states kept a wary eye on the Missouri and Mississippi rivers as...