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FEMA tours $3 million in flood damage in Grant Co.
2013-07-17 07:54:01| IT Services - Topix.net
Grant County emergency officials continue to assess the damage left behind after heavy rains and storms in late June swept away some of the county's infrastructure.
New FEMA Study: Climate Change Will Greatly Increase Flood Risk, Debt
2013-06-20 10:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: The Federal Emergency Management Agency, in a study finally released last week after five years in the making, predicted that areas at risk of flooding in the United States would increase 45 percent by 2100, largely because of climate change. That prediction is dire news, not just for residents of flood zones, but for all taxpayers, who fund FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). With flood risk on the rise, the program will have to insure 80 percent more properties than it does today, and...
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New FEMA maps shrink highest-risk flood zones in Monmouth, Ocean
2013-06-18 10:12:09| Biotech - Topix.net
Elevation Saved Mantoloking Home: Elevating his home when it was built 30 years ago, saved Ed Wright's Mantoloking home when the ocean met the bay the the foot of the Mantoloking Bridge during Superstorm Sandy.
After Sandy, FEMA Flood Maps Are a Moving Target
2013-06-05 23:04:31| ENR.com: Headline News
Post-Sandy flood map controversy spotlights advancements, limitations of the ever-evolving approach to refining hazard data.
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New FEMA Flood Maps Needed But Funding Is Slashed
2013-05-27 18:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Scientific American: As the United States grows warmer and extreme weather more common, the federal government's flood insurance maps are becoming increasingly important. The maps, drawn by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, dictate the monthly premiums millions of American households pay for flood insurance. They are also designed to give homeowners and buyers the latest understanding of how likely their communities are to flood. The government's response to the rising need for accurate maps? It's slashed...
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