California Wildfire Victims Living in RVs Ordered to Leave Properties February 8, 2019 By PAUL ELIAS Hundreds of Northern California wildfire victims desperate for housing and living in recreational vehicles on their burned-out lots were ordered...
California Wildfire Aid Could Be Halted January 10, 2019 By Christopher Flavelle and Ari Natter President Donald Trump, who has blamed California’s forest management for last year’s disastrous fires, threatened to halt the Federal Emergency...
Mexico Beach Town Still Recovering After Hurricane Michael January 2, 2019 By ZACHARY T. SAMPSON, Tampa Bay Times Saralyn Harder’s short commute to a temporary job in a barbecue food truck at the edge of a Florida town...
FEMA Tries to Keep Flood Insurance Program Alive During Shutdown December 31, 2018 By Ryan Beene The Federal Emergency Management Agency is exploring how to continue issuing new flood insurance policies after earlier saying that it...
Too-High Illinois Levee Flooding Missouri Homes December 28, 2018 By JIM SALTER Missouri landowners and environmentalists are urging a federal agency to sanction a levee district on the Illinois side of the...
Climate Groups Cringe at Virginia Tax Cut for Oft-Flooded Homes November 9, 2018 By Christopher Flavelle A measure approved by Virginia voters this week to cut taxes on homes in flood-prone areas of the flood-prone commonwealth...
AAA Bond Ratings Still Being Issued to Coastal Cities Threatened by Climate Change November 8, 2018 By Christopher Flavelle Last fall, after a trio of deadly hurricanes, ratings companies warned vulnerable coastal cities to get ready for climate change...
How Real-Time Information Can Assist Insurers During Natural Disasters November 2, 2018 By Ed Monan, director, Corporate Security Sales at Dataminr At every phase of disaster preparation and recovery, time is of the essence. Today, social media platforms allow authorities to...
FEMA Chief Slams U.S. Failure to Prepare, Evacuate Before Storms October 17, 2018 By Christopher Flavelle Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Brock Long angrily criticized the failure of citizens to heed evacuation warnings and leaders to...
S.C. Coastal County’s New Flood Map May Already be Outdated October 10, 2018 A South Carolina county is getting new flood maps for the first time in 14 years, but it’s possible they’re...