As Hurricane Idalia made crystal clear, we must invest in disaster mitigation
Data shows that every dollar invested in pre-disaster mitigation can save up to $13 in federal spending.
Data shows that every dollar invested in pre-disaster mitigation can save up to $13 in federal spending.
The average payment is $91,000 to Florida households and $49,000 in Kentucky, an E&E News analysis found.
High insurance rates are being charged on older buildings that are vulnerable to flooding, including around 600,000 in Florida.
The climate crisis is increasingly making many places too risky to insure at reasonable rates.
Insurers have been retreating from high-risk, high-loss markets for years after catastrophic events.
Florida has joined nine other states in a federal lawsuit challenging an overhaul of the National Flood Insurance Program.
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