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Flood barrier could have saved town
2013-12-09 15:31:23| Real Estate - Topix.net
Residents in a Lincolnshire town flooded by last week's tidal surge have been told they would have been protected by a new flood barrier.
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Prospective real estate agents flood Florida classrooms as housing market swells
2013-12-08 10:23:58| Real Estate - Topix.net
Hoping to capitalize on Florida's housing recovery, tens of thousands are seeking work as real estate agents, but the vast majority fail before they get to list their first home.
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In Sandy's wake, houses are raised higher, but roads still could flood
2013-12-08 06:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Press of Atlantic City: Raising houses in flood-prone areas has been a key part of rebuilding efforts following Hurricane Sandy. As the sea level continues to rise, however, experts warn there will come a time when, while the houses are safer from flooding, the roads and land around them could be inundated by twice-daily tides. Many of the lowest-lying communities along the South Jersey coast already see this when the moon is new or full. Examples include North Surrey and Harvard avenues in Ventnor Heights, or the...
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Half-million homes at risk are not covered by flood scheme
2013-12-07 20:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Almost half the homes deemed at serious risk from flooding will not be covered under the government's new flood insurance scheme because officials have decided to omit the future impact of climate change. As the cleanup continues on coastlines inundated by the worst tidal surge for 60 years, it has emerged that the government's flood insurance deal, Flood Re, is likely to cover just 500,000 homes. Yet the government's owncomprehensive Climate Change Impact Assessment reveals that, when factoring...
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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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