Private Insurers Could Gain Access to Federal Flood Program May 30, 2017 By Christopher Flavelle Democrats and Republicans, who have agreed on little this year, have found common ground on plans to give private insurers...
Parts of North Dakota Will Receive Updated Flood Maps May 1, 2017 Federal officials say new flood maps for parts of North Dakota are expected to be released in early June. Federal...
Joplin Waffle House Aids in Gauging Storm Severity April 28, 2017 By KOBY LEVIN, Joplin Globe Waffle House has carved out its niche among Southern road-trippers and the late-night bar crowd with a promise of 24-hour...
Boise Will Have Flood Risks Assessed Before FEMA Maps are Finalized April 26, 2017 Boise, Idaho, officials have expressed concerns with federal maps that propose adding hundreds of acres to a flood plain in...
Elevated Beach Homes the Norm Since Superstorm Sandy April 24, 2017 By CLAIRE LOWE, The Press of Atlantic City Ten years ago, dozens of single-story beach cottages dotted the streets of Merion Park, a low-lying neighborhood in Ocean City’s...
Coastal Insurance Costs Increasing as Sea Level Rises March 21, 2017 When Julia Lundblad lies in bed at night in her Titlow Beach, Wash., home, she can hear the water sloshing...
Many Still Reeling From Northwest Louisiana Flood a Year Later March 15, 2017 Floods a year ago took everything from Vivian resident Gwen Smith. “I lost my home completely,” she said. Before the...
More Than 1,100 Homes Damaged by Mississippi Tornado January 26, 2017 A tornado that tore a 31-mile path across south Mississippi over the weekend killed four people and damaged or destroyed...
A Year Later, St. Louis Continues to Rebuild After Rare Winter Flood January 3, 2017 A year after a rare winter flood devastated parts of suburban St. Louis, many residents and businesses are continuing to...
One Utah City’s Home Values Fall Due to Sinking Foundations December 30, 2016 Retirees Karen and Richard Bennett were supposed to pay off their Woods Cross, Utah, home by 2013. Instead, they had...