All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 17 2022 // President Joe Biden has signed legislation passed by Congress to extend the National Flood Insurance Program’s authorization to Dec. 16, 2022.“NFIP reauthorization is an opportunity for Congress to take bold...
Oct 17 2022 // Whenever historic homes get flooded, building contractors often feel compelled by government regulations to rip out the water-logged wood flooring, tear down the old plaster walls and install new, flood-resistant...
Oct 14 2022 // Thousands of people across Australia’s southeast were asked to evacuate their homes on Friday, including some in a western suburb of Melbourne, after two days of incessant rains triggered flash flooding and...
Oct 14 2022 // Four in five cities across the world are facing significant climate hazards such as heat waves, floods and droughts, data from environmental disclosure non-profit CDP showed on Thursday.CDP’s report “Protecting...
Oct 10 2022 // Heavy rains eased across Australia’s east on Monday, a slight relief for flood-weary residents but authorities warned another intense weather system could hit several inland regions bringing more downpours and...
Oct 10 2022 // Whenever historic homes get flooded, building contractors often feel compelled by government regulations to rip out the water-logged wood flooring, tear down the old plaster walls and install new, flood-resistant...
Oct 5 2022 // The National Flood Insurance Program has approved a waiver that will allow some policyholders flooded by Hurricane Ian to receive advance payments of as much as $20,000 – with few strings attached.“The payments...
Oct 4 2022 // The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said on Monday it will spend almost $800 million to address flood mitigation, coastal storm damage protection and address supply chain resilience.About $221 million will address flooding...
Oct 3 2022 // Late last week President Joe Biden signed legislation passed by Congress to extend the National Flood Insurance Program’s authorization to Dec. 16, 2022.“NFIP reauthorization is an opportunity for Congress to...
Sep 30 2022 // Water up to waist-high flooded some riverfront neighborhoods and other areas of Thailand on Thursday after a tropical depression dumped heavy rains and knocked down trees, causing at least one death.The heaviest rainfall,...
Sep 28 2022 // Typhoon Noru made landfall in Vietnam early Wednesday morning, knocking out power for more than 500,000 households and causing flooding and property damage along the country’s central region.Noru’s eye struck...
Sep 28 2022 // Moffett, Oklahoma could soon face probation by the National Flood Insurance Problem due to deficiencies and violations with the town’s floodplain management program, FEMA announced this week.FEMA will place the town...
Sep 21 2022 // Authorities in Alaska were making contact this week with some of the most remote villages in the United States to determine their food and water needs, as well as assess the damage after a massive storm flooded communities...
Sep 20 2022 // Floodwaters were receding in parts of western Alaska battered by the worst storm in a half century, leaving behind debris flung by powerful Bering Sea waves into beaches and seaside communities.The remnants of Typhoon...
Sep 19 2022 // Louisiana families and businesses in Tangipahoa Parish are a step closer to getting paid for flood damages in 1983 caused by the construction of Interstate 12.A $95 million payment was approved Friday by the Joint...
Sep 19 2022 // A powerful storm sweeping north through the Bering Strait on Saturday caused widespread flooding in several western Alaska coastal communities, knocking out power and sending residents fleeing for higher ground.The force...
Sep 19 2022 // A powerful typhoon barreled through southwest Japan on Monday, unleashing torrential rains and lashing winds that killed at least two people, triggered floods and caused thousands to evacuate to safety.Typhoon Nanmadol is...
Sep 16 2022 // Harish Pullanoor spent his weekends in the late 1980s tramping around the marshes and ponds of Yemalur, an area then on the eastern edge of the Indian metropolis of Bengaluru, where his cousins would join him catching...
Sep 13 2022 // PERILS, the independent Zurich-based company that provides industry-wide catastrophe insurance data, has announced the expansion of its market coverage to include exposure and event loss data for European floods.The new...
Sep 13 2022 // 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, FEMA Director Deanne Criswell...