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Florida RealtorsA : Applaud U.S. House Passage of Flood Insurance Bill

2014-03-05 21:31:30| Real Estate - Topix.net

"This action in Congress will bring the much-needed certainty our real estate market has been missing since Biggert-Waters went into effect, and provide immediate relief to homeowners who were facing financial ruin due to sudden and drastic flood insurance premium increases," said 2014 Florida RealtorsA President Sherri Meadows, CEO and team ... (more)

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Flood Risk in Europe Expected to Double by 2050

2014-03-03 17:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Climate News Network: The catastrophic floods that soaked Europe last summer and the United Kingdom this winter are part of the pattern of things to come. According to a new study of flood risk in Nature Climate Change annual average losses from extreme floods in Europe could increase fivefold by 2050. And the frequency of destructive floods could almost double in that period. About two-thirds of the losses to come could be explained by socio-economic growth, according to a team led by Brenden Jongman of the University...

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Telescoping Light Mast produces 400,000 lm in flood pattern.

2014-03-03 14:30:30| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

Featuring fold over assembly that facilitates transportation, LM-20-4X1000W employs 4 wet area-suitable, 1,000 W metal halide lamps which have 19 in. reflectors and are constructed of aluminum with clear tempered glass lens. Mast is elevated from folding position with 1,000 lb hand winch fitted with 3/16 in. cable, and second 1,000 lb winch provides 12&ndash;20 ft elevation adjustment. T-Handle allows 360° boom rotation, and floodlights produce pattern capable of illuminating ~5 acres.<br /> This story is related to the following:Architectural and Civil Engineering ProductsSearch for suppliers of: High Intensity Metal Halide Lighting | Metal Halide Lamps

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European flood losses could increase four-fold by 2050

2014-03-03 13:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Blue and Green: Losses from extreme floods in Europe could soar over the next 36 years, as climate change and socioeconomic development have an impact. In addition, extreme events will also become more frequent. The research, published in the journal Nature Climate Change, uses a new model to assess the cost of flooding across Europe. Researchers from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) estimated that in the European Union, flood costs averaged EUR4.9 billion (4 billion) a year from...

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Europe-wide flood losses to 'increase four fold' by 2050

2014-03-03 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BBC: According to the most accurate model yet developed, flood damage losses across Europe are expected to increase four fold by 2050. The scientists believe that the continent's annual flood costs may be 23.5bn euros by the middle of the century. Two-thirds of the projected increase in flood damage will be caused by human development, not climate change. The study has been published in the journal Nature Climate Change. One of the big problems for European flood disaster research has been...

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