Ruling Exposes Gov’t to More than $1B in Damages Because of Harvey Flooding
A federal court has found the U.S. government liable for $455,000 in damages to six claimants whose homes were flooded by water backed up behind two dams near Houston ...
U.S. flood News
Climate Change Is Overwhelming U.S. Flood Maps, FEMA Head Says
Flood maps used by the Federal Emergency Management Agency are out of date and understate the risks to homes and businesses from flooding and extreme rain triggered by climate change, according to ...
Experts Say Slower Start to 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season Shouldn’t Deter Insurers
While the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season has seen slower activity at the beginning, experts are warning that doesn't mean insurers and their clients should let their guards down. In fact, the U.S. ...
Climate Change Is Overwhelming U.S. Flood Maps, FEMA Head Says
Flood maps used by the Federal Emergency Management Agency are out of date and understate the risks to homes and businesses from flooding and extreme rain triggered by climate change, said FEMA ...
Low Rate of Flood Insurance Cover Spells Danger as Climate Crisis Deepens
Insured losses from floods doubled to $80 billion globally during 2011-2020 compared to the previous decade, while insurance penetration lingered at just 18 percent, according to Swiss Re Institute's ...
Businesses Can Expect to Spend $13.5B on Repairs Due to Flooding in 2022
A new report estimates that U.S. businesses could spend about $13.5 billion in 2022 to repair or replace flood-damaged commercial buildings. The same report finds that businesses could lose more than ...
Risk Alerts: Critical Infrastructure at Risk of Flooding; FSOC Warns About Climate Threat
New research by First Street Foundation finds that 25 percent of critical infrastructure is at risk of flooding today—and that number is expected to increase another 6 percent over the next 30 ...
Federal Flood Insurance Premiums Far From Keeping Up With Expected Losses
If the nearly 4.3 million residential homes (1-4 units) across the country with substantial flood risk were to be insured through the National Flood Insurance Program, the NFIP rates would need to ...
Climate Change to Blame for One-Third of U.S. Flood Losses Over Past Three Decades
Climate change is to blame for more than one-third of U.S. flood losses over the past three decades, according to a new study from Stanford University researchers. The study, published in the journal ...