By: CBS News
Homeowners across the U.S. can expect to pay out $20 billion for flood damage this year, according to new research from the nonprofit First Street Foundation. The dollar amount is about four times what Americans spent repairing flood damage in the 1980s, reflecting the impact of more erratic weather patterns driven by climate change.
Residents in cities along the Gulf and East coasts face the highest risk of flooding in absolute dollar terms. Seven of the 10 cities with the biggest property losses from flooding are in Florida with Fort Lauderdale, Miami Beach, St. Petersburg and Tampa taking the top slots.
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Teri Provost, director of SEDA-Council of Governments (SEDA-COG) flood resiliency program, has been selected as vice chair of the Pennsylvania Association of State Floodplain Managers (PAFPM) board.
Provost’s board appointment is from January to December this year.
Having worked for SEDA-COG, a community and economic development agency for 11 central Pennsylvania counties, for over 14 years collectively, she aims to bring the agency’s regional approach and her experience to the board.
“I am extremely grateful and honored to be nominated and appointed to this position,” Provost said. “I look forward to bringing a broader approach to the board and to flood resiliency work across the state, while developing my flood manager expertise and rapport with industry peers.”
FEMA Seeks Info Collection: Residential Basement Floodproofing Certification
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Federal Emergency Management Agency has asked the
Office of Management and Budget to approve an information collection entitled: Residential Basement Floodproofing Certification.
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Federal Register by
Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, Mission Support,
Federal Emergency Management Agency,
Department of Homeland Security, also opens a new 30-day public comment period. An initial 60-day public comment period started
April 7, 2020.
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Congress created the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) through enactment of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (NFIA) (Title XIII of Pub. L. 90-448, 82 Stat. 476), found at 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq. The NFIP is a Federal program enabling property owners in participating communities to purchase insurance as a protection against flood losses in exchange for state and community floodplain management re
Published: Friday, January 22, 2021
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David Hayes, special assistant to the president for climate policy, has called on the Federal Emergency Management Agency to reform its flood standards. James Berglie/Zuma Press/Newscom
A top White House climate adviser denounced fiscally irresponsible repeat spending on disaster after disaster and said the government should improve the nation s resilience to floods and other perils.
David Hayes, President Biden s special assistant for climate policy, says in a new article that the Federal Emergency Management Agency should encourage states to develop climate resilience plans to help them incorporate risks from warming into disaster recovery.