FEMA

Biden Postpones Trip as Hurricane Milton Approaches Florida

2 months ago

In a recent development, President Joe Biden has decided to postpone his upcoming trip scheduled for this week due to the impending threat of Hurricane Milton, which is projected to make landfall in Florida. The decision underscores the administration's focus on addressing the emerging crisis as residents brace for severe weather conditions.

Double Trouble: Back-to-Back Hurricanes Threaten to Deplete FEMA's Resources

3 months ago

As nature unleashes its fury with a pair of successive hurricanes, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is bracing for an unprecedented strain on its already dwindling resources. This natural onslaught promises to test the limits of America's premier disaster response body, revealing glaring vulnerabilities in the nation's emergency preparedness infrastructure.

Increasing Repeat Payouts Strain U.S. Flood Insurance Program

3 months ago

Communities around the United States continue to face widespread flood-related disasters with increasing frequency, placing a growing burden on the NFIP. Research and reports have highlighted the alarming rise in so-called "repeat payouts"-instances in which the same properties claim insurance over and over due to repeated flooding. All these kinds of trends place an excessive financial burden on the already-pressed program subsidized by taxpayers.

US Dams Face New Challenges with Today’s Climate-Charged Rain and Floods

3 months ago

Climate change worsens, and infrastructure throughout the United States encounters situations that have never been seen before. Most of the nation's dams, built many years ago under considerably different meteorological circumstances, now face torrential rains and serious flooding well beyond their designed capacity. This recent shift in weather dynamics stretches the limits of structural integrity to levels that risk communities and environments dependent on such infrastructures.

Helene Dumps Rain on Millions of US Homes That Lack Flood Insurance

3 months ago

Helene-the unusual intensity of this storm-has brought torrential rains to millions of households across the United States, exposing a surprising deficiency in the nation's flood insurance coverage. As the remnants of the storm moved inland, residents find themselves fighting against a deluge for which they are ill-prepared financially.

Deadly Hurricane Helene Unleashes Floods and Knocks Out Power to Millions

3 months ago

As the full fury of nature descended, Hurricane Helene made landfall Thursday and brought along devastating floods as it tore across no less than a plethora of southeastern states. Live tracked by meteorologists, the storm's intensification-over a mere few hours-transpired from a Category 2 to a Category 4 hurricane, instantly classifying it as one of the worst storms of recent years.