All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 1 2021 // Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has asked President Joe Biden to declare a federal disaster for the state after severe weather and flash flooding caused damage to at least 2,000 homes in May.Edwards’ request is for...
Jun 1 2021 // WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) – Several hundred people in New Zealand were evacuated from their homes Monday with some recounting dramatic helicopter rescues as heavy rain caused widespread flooding in the Canterbury...
Jun 1 2021 // Kentucky’s request for individual assistance for 22 additional counties hit by severe flooding has been approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Gov. Andy Beshear said Friday.Assistance can include grants...
May 25 2021 // Flooding is the costliest — and the most common — natural disaster to significantly impact communities across the United States, The PEW Charitable Trusts notes in reporting on flood-prepared communities. Flood events...
May 24 2021 // Tennessee officials are opening three recovery centers to help people find assistance after flooding in March.The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency says the Multi-Agency Recovery Centers open Saturday in...
May 23 2021 // Houston area officials expressed shock and anger on May 21 after learning that their communities, which suffered the brunt of damage from Hurricane Harvey, would be getting only a small part of the $1 billion that Texas is...
May 23 2021 // Louisiana is offering a $30 million voluntary buyout program to residents of a neighborhood that has flooded three times in recent years, Gov. John Bel Edwards said on May 21.Recent rains brought the latest floods to the...
May 21 2021 // Heavy rain across the eastern Texas and western Louisiana Gulf Coasts may bring more flooding on Friday, the National Weather Service said, with rainfall-related deaths rising to five in Louisiana.Of the five deaths, four...
May 20 2021 // A Louisiana bill that would make it easier for private flood insurance carriers to offer flood insurance in the state has been sent back to the House to contemplate amendments added by the Senate.House Bill 577, by Rep....
May 19 2021 // Heavy rains that swept across southern Louisiana flooded homes, swamped cars and closed a major interstate on May 18. The brunt of nature’s fury was taken once again by Lake Charles, in a coastal zone still...
May 19 2021 // Gov. Mike Dunleavy declared a disaster for the city of Buckland and Native Village of Buckland in northwest Alaska following flooding from an ice jam last week, his office announced.Dunleavy, in a statement, said the...
May 19 2021 // A lawsuit that accuses the state of Michigan of failing to regulate and enforce safety regulations on a dam that failed, causing an estimated $200 million in damages and destroying 2,500 structures, may not be resolved...
May 17 2021 // Proper application of behavioral economics can improve take-up of flood insurance and narrow the protection gap. Sounds farfetched? Let’s dig deeper.Behavioral economics is the study of psychology, economics and the...
May 14 2021 // National Flood Services announced the appointment of Lindsey Erickson as its chief executive officer.Erickson replaces interim CEO George Ruhana, who will continue in his role as operating partner. Erickson has been with...
May 14 2021 // Neptune Flood, an AI-driven flood insurance company, has launched sbaflood.com designed for SBA borrowers to obtain commercial flood insurance. Both owners and tenants are eligible for commercial flood insurance through...
May 10 2021 // It’s nearly two years since a fire burned nearly 3.1 square miles in hills north of Flagstaff but rows of concrete barriers and stacks of sandbags remain in place in neighborhoods along a wash.That’s because...
May 7 2021 // Jefferson County, Wisconsin, has been has been awarded $1,530,596 in Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).The award, announced by FEMA and Wisconsin Emergency Management...
May 6 2021 // Relentless wind and rain continued to pummel much of the southeastern United States Wednesday, spawning tornadoes, sparking a flash flood emergency in Alabama and damaging homes from Texas to Virginia. The storms have...
May 6 2021 // OTTAWA – Canada plans to focus its next budget on tackling climate change and its effects but the insurance industry, amid skyrocketing costs, is concerned the government will move too slowly on the key first step of...
May 4 2021 // A $250,000 federal grant aims to protect the Merrimack River, which provides drinking water to over 600,000 people.The grant will protect the river from climate change, pollution and development pressures in New Hampshire...