Warming Seas Could Lead to 70% Rise in Hurricane-Related Financial Loss October 17, 2017 If oceans warm at a rate predicted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the United Nation-sponsored group that assesses...
Coastal Growth in U.S Continues Despite Past Storm Lessons September 19, 2017 By JEFF DONN Rising sea levels and fierce storms have failed to stop relentless population growth along U.S. coasts in recent years, a...
Comparing Flood Insurance in Other Countries September 5, 2017 The catastrophic flooding unleashed on Texas by Harvey was unprecedented. Elsewhere in the world, flooding associated with wild weather is...
Insurer Says Miami is Even More Vulnerable to Hurricanes Like Andrew August 10, 2017 By JENNIFER KAY Almost 25 years have passed since a Category 5 hurricane struck south of Miami, and the city’s vulnerability to catastrophic...
Sandy Nightmares Worry NYC Planners, Barrier May Come too Late June 20, 2017 By Henry Goldman The warming Atlantic Ocean has raised the risk of another Hurricane Sandy. And still, trillions of dollars of real estate...
Flood-Prone Mainland Miami Neighborhood Looking to Move Due to Rising Sea June 13, 2017 A mainland Miami, Fla., neighborhood prone to regular flooding from high tides and storms could be relocated amid preparations for...
Seacoast Roads Under New Threat From Rising Sea Level June 2, 2017 Research out of the University of New Hampshire has found that some roads, as far as two miles from the...
Sea Level Rise Could Reshape Inland Cities April 19, 2017 When Hurricane Katrina struck Louisiana in 2005, cities inland saw an influx of evacuees escaping the storm and its aftermath....
Study Warns on Cumulative Effect of Nuisance Flooding February 23, 2017 Climate change is being felt in many coastal communities of the United States, not always in the form of big...
Researchers Say Ocean Warming is Staggering, Risk Assessments Necessary September 13, 2016 A new published report on ocean warming, issued this week at the World Conservation Congress, makes clear the scale of...