Big changes to the National Flood Insurance Program are going to mean higher premiums for most Floridians
By Shana Udvardy, Union of Concerned Scientists If you’re a homeowner or thinking of buying a home in Florida, you ...
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National Flood Insurance rates will be rising, but FHA borrowers don’t have the option of shopping for private coverage
By Jennifer Scherff, National Flood Insurance LLC With the National Flood Insurance Program’s (NFIP’s) new rating methodology set to take ...
Going solar would provide more reliable power and save lives in Puerto Rico
By Ruth Santiago, lawyer and environmental health advocate Hurricane season is well underway and people in Puerto Rico are very ...
The National Flood Insurance Program soon will start using a new risk-assessment method
By Amanda Bryant, Associate in National Flood Insurance The National Flood Insurance Program’s (NFIP) new rating methodology, Risk Rating 2.0, ...
“America has a ‘resilience deficit’; Will FEMA’s Risk Rating 2.0 help or hurt?
By: Albert J. Slap, President, Coastal Risk Consulting The U.S. sustained 298 weather and climate disasters since 1980, where overall ...
Peter Moore: Governments need to allocate more money to study Florida’s flooding threat and how to address it
An interview with Peter Moore, president and CEO of Chen Moore and Associates As part of its series “The Business ...
Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk: Architects are beginning to design buildings that can withstand higher water and stronger winds
An interview with Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, University of Miami Distinguished Professor of Architecture As part of its series “The Business of ...
Flooded with National Flood Insurance Program rate hikes, Floridians can explore private flood insurance options
By Jennifer Scherff, My Flood Insurance FEMA has announced more details of its long-awaited Risk Rating 2.0 program that will ...
Jacqueline Gonzalez Touzet: Architects and developers need to design buildings that can withstand a harsher climate
An interview with Jacqueline Gonzalez Touzet, partner with the Miami-based architectural firm Touzet Studio As part of its series “The ...
Conservative Floridians need to tell our U.S. senators that they should support carbon pricing
By Joseph Bonasia, Citizens’ Climate Lobby What are our senators waiting for? The Center for Climate Integrity projects that due ...
See what happens to your neighborhood as the sea level rises with this interactive map from Climate Central.