All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 29 2016 // New maps for Dare County, North Carolina, are removing thousands of homes and lots from flood zones, creating a need to update local building codes that until now accounted for more rising water.The Virginian-Pilot of...
Jul 28 2016 // For the last few years you got a common response from catastrophe modelers who advise the property/casualty industry when asked about including the effects of climate change in modeling.It went something like: “The...
Jul 27 2016 // A former city commissioner in Bismarck has filed a complaint with the North Dakota Department of Health accusing the city of neglecting to address sewer wastewater and storm water problems on the city’s south side...
Jul 27 2016 // The state is making millions of dollars in minigrants available for small businesses damaged by deadly floods last month.Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin announced Monday that grants up to $10,000 will be awarded to small businesses...
Jul 25 2016 // Surplus lines may not be the most widely understood segment of the property/casualty insurance industry but for risk managers of large organizations it’s often the go-to market for complicated risks for which...
Jul 25 2016 // When extension agent Charles Davis visits farms, he gets one question over and over again – when will South Carolina farmers start getting aid for crops damaged in last year’s floods?Finally, Davis and his...
Jul 22 2016 // Jennifer Garner, the Hollywood actress and former Charleston resident, has raised more than $500,000 for flood relief in West Virginia.This does not include the money from her “West Virginia Strong” T-shirt...
Jul 20 2016 // Parts of east-central Minnesota are still trying to cope with floodwaters and subsequent damage nearly a week after torrential rains fell across a huge swath of the state.Kanabec County Sheriff Brian Smith told Minnesota...
Jul 19 2016 // Flooding from recent heavy rains has caused $30 million dollars in damage in northwestern Wisconsin.State emergency management officials said that storms have caused nearly $1.8 million in damage to homes and businesses....
Jul 18 2016 // People whose south Mississippi homes or businesses flooded in late April or early May have until Aug. 8 to apply for Small Business Administration disaster loans.The low-interest loans are available in Harrison, Hancock,...
Jul 14 2016 // At least two people have died in flooding caused by powerful storms that damaged homes, washed out roads and stranded motorists in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan.In northern Wisconsin, an 84-year-old Illinois man died...
Jul 14 2016 // Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part column. A follow up column will focus on how catastrophe modelers are being asked to create products that take into account potential climate change impacts.A report out...
Jul 13 2016 // Residents in some southern West Virginia public service districts are still without water more than two weeks after severe flooding.The Kanawha Falls Public Service District, the utility service that provides water to...
Jul 11 2016 // Federal aid is on its way to some of the communities in West Virginia ravaged by flooding last month, the governor said July 7, delivering some good news on the same day the owner of a posh resort announced the imminent...
Jul 11 2016 // Weeks of torrential rain across central and southern China have caused the country’s worst flooding since 1998, killing 173 people, ruining farms and cutting major transportation arteries — and creating...
Jul 11 2016 // Opening U.S. flood insurance to private insurers won’t lead to a surge of new market entrants, Standard & Poor’s asserts in a new report.Even if Congress passes legislation to make the change as it is...
Jul 11 2016 // Rapid development in coastal areas, on barrier islands and near habitat-rich wetland areas prompted the federal government to pass the Coastal Barrier Resources Act of 1982 (CBRA). This was a legislative effort to minimize...
Jul 10 2016 // In April, some 1,200 home builders, inspectors, architects and engineers gathered in Louisville, Kentucky, to debate the standards that should guide construction of the next wave of U.S. houses. Engineers had a seemingly...
Jul 8 2016 // Officials have declared a state of emergency in Tennessee after heavy rains caused flooding in several areas overnight and more rain is forecast.Tennessee Emergency Management Agency spokesman Dean Flener said on Thursday...
Jul 8 2016 // Major floods across the globe during June – topped by events in China and the U.S. – are expected to bring economic costs in excess of US$5.0 billion, according to Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield’s catastrophe...