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...
North Carolina Gov. Wants $200M From Legislature for Matthew, Wildfires December 14, 2016 By GARY D. ROBERTSON On the eve of a special session for disaster relief, Gov. Pat McCrory asked the North Carolina legislature to approve...
Council Bluffs Speeds Levee Improvement to Beat Deadline December 12, 2016 By TIM ROHWER, The Daily Nonpareil Improvements to the Council Bluffs, Iowa, levee system continue step-by-step as city officials keep hoping it’s fast enough to beat...
New FEMA Maps Could Mean More Tennessee Residents Get Flood Insurance November 16, 2016 Thousands of property owners may have to purchase flood insurance for the first time as new flood maps go into...
Lack of Flood Insurance Hinders Recovery for Many Hurricane Matthew Victims October 17, 2016 By KELLI KENNEDY and RUSS BYNUM Waist-deep floodwaters from Hurricane Matthew coursed down the street in Pooler and seeped under Lori Galemore’s doors, swamping the carpets...
Natural Disasters Prompt Attention to Climate Change in Assessing Risk September 29, 2016 By Denise Johnson According to the National Climate Assessment, a report released by the U.S. Global Change Research Program, climate change increases the...