All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 8 2011 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency says there are only eight days left for New Yorkers affected by Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee to register for possible federal disaster assistance. Dec. 15 is the...
Dec 8 2011 // The widespread floods in Thailand, which reached their highest point in October and November, “are the costliest natural catastrophe in the country’s history,” according to a bulletin from Munich Re....
Dec 7 2011 // The U.S. Senate passed an extension of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) through May 31, 2012.The legislation, introduced by Sen. David Vitter, R-La., passed the Senate by unanimous consent and must now be taken...
Dec 7 2011 // Aon Benfield’s Monthly Cat Recap report, which reviews the natural disaster perils that occurred worldwide during November, concludes that insured losses in Thailand could top $10 billion, while floods in Europe will...
Dec 6 2011 // Swiss Re has estimated its claims costs from severe flooding in Thailand at $600 million, after intense rainfall caused hundreds of deaths and floods affecting approximately 1500 industrial facilities.“The estimate...
Dec 6 2011 // After coming out of this year’s spring flooding with damage limited mostly to Utah farmlands, state and county officials are beginning preparations for next year with a wary eye toward the state’s...
Dec 5 2011 // U.S. Senator Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is calling on flood insurance companies to speed up their processing of insurance claims from tropical storms Irene and Lee to ensure that FEMA aid reaches flood-damaged communities...
Dec 5 2011 // U.S. Sen. David Vitter, R-La., has sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid urging him to allow a one-year extension of the National Flood Insurance Program to pass the Senate by unanimous consent. The NFIP is...
Dec 5 2011 // The 2011 Atlantic hurricane season was a study in contradictions: It spared the usual Southern targets, while Irene paralyzed the Eastern seaboard and devastated parts of the Northeast with deadly flooding.The season ended...
Dec 5 2011 // Some residents and business owners in the city of Lafayette, La., and unincorporated parts of the parish will soon be paying 10 percent less for flood insurance. The Federal Emergency Management Agency said the savings...
Dec 5 2011 // Congress has approved yet another resolution to fund parts of the federal government including the nation’s flood insurance program on a short-term basis. This time the funding runs until Dec. 16. Had Congress not...
Dec 5 2011 // Insurers are bracing themselves for claims in excess of $10 billion after floods in Thailand disabled major foreign-owned manufacturing operations there, adding to an already record-breaking natural catastrophe bill this...
Dec 5 2011 // A study on protecting Southeast Texas from disastrous storms like Hurricane Ike recommends building a floodgate across the Houston Ship Channel. Details were announced by Rice University, which led a team of researchers...
Nov 30 2011 // South Dakota officials say some stretches of the James River remain well above flood stage heading into the winter freeze, setting the stage for more flooding next spring.The James, which has been out of its banks for much...
Nov 29 2011 // Federal authorities say farmers in eight upstate New York counties are primary natural disaster areas eligible for assistance recovering from tropical storm Lee. The U.S. Department of Agriculture also said 16 counties...
Nov 29 2011 // The impact from Thailand floods on Asia’s production networks may last longer and be deeper than that from Japan’s March earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis, a senior Asian Development Bank official said on...
Nov 28 2011 // Several northern New Jersey towns hit hard by recent flooding are taking steps to make sure it doesn’t happen again.New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection has awarded $350,000 to four communities...
Nov 28 2011 // A.M. Best Co. reports that the vast majority of insurance losses stemming from the massive flooding in Thailand will come predominately from the impact to manufacturing and supply chains, as discussed in the recently...
Nov 28 2011 // Five property owners whose homes were inundated by the spring flood could have their homes bought out by the city of Vicksburg next year.The Board of Mayor and Aldermen has authorized Mayor Paul Winfield to apply for a...
Nov 21 2011 // Insurers are bracing themselves for claims in excess of $10 billion after floods in Thailand disabled major foreign-owned manufacturing operations there, adding to an already record-breaking natural catastrophe bill this...