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The hard math of flood insurance in a warming world

2013-10-05 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Time: Thousands of homeowners in flood-prone parts of the country are going to be in for a rude awakening. On Oct. 1, new changes to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which offers government-subsidized policies for households and businesses threatened by floods, mean that businesses in flood zones and homes that have been severely or repeatedly flooded will start going up 25% a year until rates reach levels that would reflect the actual risk from flooding. (Higher rates for second or vacation...

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Community rallies around firefighter who lost home in flood

2013-10-04 16:29:13| Telecom - Topix.net

Boulder firefighter Jacob Dickes was tired - even before the three-day shift he spent rescuing others from the flood that would threaten his family and take his house.

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Fracking produces annual toxic waste water enough to flood Washington DC

2013-10-04 13:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Fracking in America generated 280bn US gallons of toxic waste water last year enough to flood all of Washington DC beneath a 22ft deep toxic lagoon, a new report out on Thursday found. The report from campaign group Environment America said America's transformation into an energy superpower was exacting growing costs on the environment. "Our analysis shows that damage from fracking is widespread and occurs on a scale unimagined just a few years ago," the report, Fracking by the Numbers, said....

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