USA – NASA sees Tropical Storm Cindy soaking the Gulf Coast
NASA’s Aqua satellite captured an image of Tropical Storm Cindy after it formed and was already affecting the U.S. Gulf Coast states. Cindy continues to crawl toward land and Tropical…
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Climate-Threatened Louisiana Rebrands Itself as ‘Master of Disaster’
U.S. state moves to protect its coast from erosion and floods, while creating jobs and exportable knowledge, reports Megan Rowling. The vibrant U.S. city of New Orleans, famous for its…
USA – After Katrina, Flood-Prone New Orleans Learns to Live With Water
New Orleans is working to introduce green infrastructure, which can manage stormwater better, and create jobs into the bargain, says its resilience chief, reports Megan Rowling for Thomson Reuters Foundation.…
Staying Safe From Disasters Pays, but Will Funders Listen?
Work is underway to show the economic benefits of investing to make cities and communities more resilient, by Megan Rowling, Thomson Reuters Foundation NEW ORLEANS, March 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation)…
USA – Louisiana Wetlands Struggling With Sea-Level Rise 4 Times the Global Average
Without major efforts to rebuild Louisiana’s wetlands, particularly in the westernmost part of the state, there is little chance that the coast will be able to withstand the accelerating rate…
Changes in Rainfall and Temperature Could Transform World’s Coastal Wetlands
Coastal wetlands around the world are expected to transform as a result of a changing rainfall and temperature patterns as well as sea level rises. Wetlands are essential for protecting…
USA – Floods in Florida and Alabama as Storms Sweep Across South
A storm system has swept across several states in southern USA from Monday 02 January, 2017, causing flooding and storm damage. The system affected parts of Texas late Sunday 01…
Louisiana – Governor Expects a Further $1.2 Billion in Flood Relief
On 06 December, Gov. John Bel Edwards released a statement on the disaster relief funding included in the Continuing Resolution (CR) released by the U.S. House Appropriations Committee. The government…
Extreme Downpours Could Increase Fivefold Across Parts of the US
At century’s end, the number of summertime storms that produce extreme downpours could increase by more than 400 percent across parts of the United States — including sections of the…
Suburban Sprawl and Poor Preparation Worsened Flood Damage in Louisiana
This month’s extraordinary flooding in southeast Louisiana damaged some 40,000 homes, prompting more than 70,000 people to sign up for FEMA assistance. The proximate cause was a slow-moving storm system…
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…
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…
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…
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…
