Tuesday, May 11, 2021 by Dr. Athena Masson (FPREN)
Hurricane season runs from June 1st through November 30th. Now is the time to prepare. Image: Florida Public Radio Emergency Network
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The official start to the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season is less than a month away, and with the forecast for another active year, now is the time to prepare.
Hurricanes are not just a coastal problem. Life and property can also be at risk hundreds of miles inland. The hazards, however, are not the same for all locations.
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This bipartisan legislation follows the release of an alarming study earlier this year by the First Street Foundation. Photo by: Shutterstock U.S. Representatives Kathleen Rice (NY-04) and Andrew Garbarino (NY-02) introduced the National Flood Insurance Program Reporting on Impact to Seaboards and Counties (NFIP RISC) Act to require the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to release a comprehensive impact analysis of new flood insurance rates at least six months before any changes can be made to the NFIP. Additionally, the bill would prohibit any changes to FEMA’s flood-risk assessment methodology during, or within six months following, the COVID-19 emergency declaration.
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NAHB Policy Brief | The next phase of the National Flood Insurance Program is supposed to better reflect the actual risks to properties; builder confidence increased during April
By National Association of Home Builders May 10, 2021
FEMA is undertaking efforts to create a National Flood Insurance Program that is more consumer-friendly and better reflects the actual risks posed to properties by flooding. | Photo: stock.adobe.com
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has released its implementation schedule for Risk Rating 2.0, part of an effort to create a National Flood Insurance Program that is more consumer-friendly and better reflects the actual risks posed to properties.
State Roundup: Hogan posthumously pardons 34 lynching victims in Maryland
Gov. Larry Hogan used the unveiling of this plaque at the old Baltimore County Jail (in background) to issue pardons for the dozens of Black men lynched in Maryland in in the 19th and 20th centuries. Governor s Office photo by Anthony DePanise
HOGAN PARDONS 34 LYNCHING VICTIMS: Gov. Larry Hogan granted posthumous pardons Saturday to 34 Maryland lynching victims, including Howard Cooper, a 15-year-old Black boy who was hanged outside the Towson jailhouse by a white mob in 1885. Hogan’s office said it was the first time a governor has issued a “blanket pardon” for the victims of racial lynchings, Jeff Barker reports for the Sun.
Climate change and increased flood risk likely to see the rich move inland
Shift in attitudes to coastal living a “when” not an “if”
Here’s a question: with sea levels on the rise, would you be comfortable investing your money in a home by the beach? Dr. Ian Miller of the Washington Sea Grant program, based at the University of Washington, isn’t sure it’s such a wise idea.
Waterfront property in the USA has long been a desirable investment, with many Americans wanting to live on the shoreline or find a second home away from busy urban centres.