One Year After Sandy, Suffering Continues
More than a year after Hurricane Sandy, many displaced residents are still suffering long-lasting repercussions from the massive disaster. Many of the areas that were... Read More
Flood Protection Contest Winners Announced
US officials in the Department of Housing and Urban Development have announced the winners of an international design contest aimed at generating fresh ideas to... Read More
New Floodplain Maps for New Jersey Raise Concerns
In mid-June, FEMA released a new floodplain map for the State of New Jersey. As hard as it may to believe — particularly after the... Read More
Is Florida Planning Wisely for Rising Sea Level?
Flooding in Miami and the Florida Keys was once an occasional, if very inconvenient headache. But in recent years, flooding has become a regular and... Read More
$20 Billion Plan to Protect New York from Floods
As we have discussed in a previous post, vast new swaths of New York and New Jersey have been added to official flood zone maps.... Read More
Flood Insurance Rates to Skyrocket
In our last post we explored ways to save on flood insurance, which is a major expense for anyone who owns property in a flood... Read More