Texas Housing Program Aims to Rebuild Faster after Disaster June 18, 2019 By Juan A. Lozano HOUSTON — For Houston resident Scenacia Jones, the experience of getting her new home through an innovative way of building...
Customs Says Hack Exposed Traveler, License Plate Images June 12, 2019 By Frank Bajak Customs and Border Protection said Monday that photos of travelers and license plates collected at a single U.S. border point...
U.S. Hurricane Season Is Unnecessarily Dangerous June 11, 2019 By Eric Roston Forecasters are expecting this year’s North Atlantic hurricane season to be roughly average, with about 14 named storms including six...
Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana Face Flood of ‘Historic Magnitude’ May 30, 2019 By Alex Dobuzinskis Thousands of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Louisiana residents braced for more flooding on Wednesday, and some evacuated their homes, as forecasts...
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...