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Federal Flood Maps Left New York Unprepared For Sandy -- And FEMA Knew It

2013-12-07 08:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Huffington Post: When Patrice and Philip Morgan bought a house near the ocean in Brooklyn, they were not particularly worried about the threat of flooding. Federal maps showed their home was outside the area at a high risk of flood damage. For that reason, the government did not require them to buy flood insurance, a cost imposed on neighbors on more vulnerable blocks. Even so, the couple decided to raise their house four feet to protect their basement from the effects of heavy rain storms. We thought we...

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Catholic school in New Orleans may have to pay back millions to FEMA

2013-12-06 20:47:00| American School & University

Holy Cross school was destroyed by flooding following Hurricane Katrina Schoolhouse Beat read more

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In Sandy's Wake, FEMA Re-Examines Flood Insurance Rates

2013-10-30 21:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

National Public Radio: When Sandy blew into East Coast communities a year ago, it was flooding that did the most damage. That's in part because the average sea level has risen over the past century - about a foot along the mid-Atlantic coast. That made it easier for the storm to push the ocean onto the land. And scientists say there will be many more Sandy-style storms - that is, torrential rain and wind that create heavy coastal flooding - and they'll be more frequent than in the past. But preparing people for that...

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