USA – Thousands of Homes Keep Flooding, Yet They Keep Being Rebuilt
The U.S. National Flood Insurance Program, which holds policies for more than 5 million homes, is $23 billion in debt after a string of natural disasters this century. As climate…
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Fitch Ratings Says Louisiana Floods Could Stress State’s Cash Balance
The floods that damaged a significant portion of Louisiana’s capital region last month could stress the state’s narrow cash balance, but will not likely impact US commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS)…
AIR Estimates Insured Losses for Louisiana Floods to Range Between $8.5 Billion and $11 Billion
Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide estimates that industry ground-up insurable losses from the flooding in Louisiana caused by excessive rainfall during August 2016 will be between USD 8.5 billion and…
Floods in Florida Led to Increase in Respiratory Problems, Study Says
In the US state of Florida, researchers from the University of West Florida helped author a first-of-its-kind study that assessed the health effects of the devastating flood that struck the…
Climate Change Loaded the Dice for Louisiana Flood, Experts Say
It would be a gross understatement to say that the mid-August deluge in central Louisiana was a thousand-year flood, according to an analysis by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.…
USA – Louisiana Floods to Cost US Economy $10 to $15 Billion Says AON Benfield
The devastating floods that hit Louisiana in August 2016 are expected to cost the US economy between US$10 billion and US$15 billion according to Aon Benfield’s latest Global Catastrophe Recap…
USA – September is National Preparedness Month
Disasters and emergencies can happen at any time, often without warning. Natural hazards threaten thousands of lives and cause billions of dollars in damage every year throughout the nation. September…
USA – NOAA Launches National Water Model
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA) in the United States of America announced on 16 August 2016 that it had launched a new predictive model, the National Water Model.…
Hermine Causes Flooding and Storm Surge in Florida
Hurricane Hermine made landfall near St Marks, on the gulf coast of Florida at 01:30 EDT on Friday 02 September. It was downgraded to a post-tropical storm on 03 September.…
Estimated 100,000 Insured Vehicles Damaged in Louisiana Floods
The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) in the USA estimates that 100,000 insured vehicles were damaged during the August floods in Louisiana. NICB add that there could be many uninsured…
Wave of Flash Floods Hits Cities Across USA
A series of summer storms that began on 26 August brought flash and surface flooding to areas around Cincinnati, Kansas City, Indianapolis, Colorado Springs and Denver in the USA. Homes…
US Faces Rising Hurricane Bill
Scientists forecast that hurricane damage could increase dramatically in the US as high-income countries are also threatened by extreme weather events, reports Tim Radford for Climate News Network. LONDON, 28…
Swiss Re Estimates Natural Catastrophes Caused $31 Billion Insured Losses for First-Half 2016
A report by Swiss Re, the reinsurance group, estimates that insured losses from both natural and man-made catastrophes rose by 51% to USD 31 billion in the first half of…
Surging Seas Spell Trouble for Coastal Wildlife and Nature-Loving Humans
Rising sea levels along the eastern United States seaboard will have devastating impact on a wide variety of species, including humans, according to a new report issued this month by…
USA – Rivers in Northern Iowa at Record Levels After 214mm of Rain in 24 Hours
Update (26 August 2016): On 25 August Iowa Governor Terry E. Branstad issued a proclamation of disaster emergency for Allamakee, Clayton, Fayette, Howard and Winneshiek counties in response to recent…
Disasters and Kids – How to Help Them Recover
Louisiana’s historic floods have killed at least eight people. As many as 20,000 others have been rescued and thousands have been forced into shelters. Disasters, whether natural, like hurricanes and…
