Florida’s drought prompts new water use restrictions and calls for conservation, new research quantifies the value of coral reefs in protecting against coastal flooding, and a federal dredging project threatens Florida’s last …
Florida’s vulnerability to flooding and sea level rise is once again in the spotlight with the release of the 2025 Annual Assessment of Flooding and Sea Level Rise, Chapter 6, prepared by …
Wildfire season arrives early in Florida kindled by the statewide drought, the My Safe Florida Home program is pushing free inspections before hurricane season, and FEMA launches its Archived Flood Data website to provide faster …
Signs show our lazy 2025 hurricane season won’t last, one in four homes in the U.S. are at risk from extreme weather, and tariffs are raising home construction prices across Florida. …
Rapidly climbing U.S. disaster costs tally more than just immediate property damage; they are becoming a huge burden on the mortgage market, leading to an increase in foreclosures. According to First Street Foundation’s 13th National …
A new report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finds many properties may be underinsured in non-coastal flood zones, FEMA’s maps may be lulling homeowners into a false sense of security, and …
Less than a third of Florida’s Hurricane Debby residential property claims were paid before being closed, as those caught without flood insurance become more evident; a new look at flooding risk across …
The latest Florida damage estimates will be released later today but as of last Wednesday, Hurricane Debby’s insured losses had grown to $113.8 million on 15,326 claims for a storm that may total up …
As we saw in the recent South Florida flooding, if it rains, it can flood. Mitigating the damage from the deluge has become a priority for many across the country – including economists at the …
When it comes to mitigating flood risk, the brunt of the construction, management and administration falls to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to protect communities from extreme events. Levees, dams, floodwalls, floodgates and even hurricane barriers …
