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Credit Courtesy: Mike Bach / Mike Bach spent around $8,000 to install a system of pipes and pumps to stop his late father's home in Michigan's Upper Peninsula from flooding. Access to ample water supplies could make Michigan a climate refuge. That scenario is attracting considerable attention in the Great Lakes State. But climate change also is disrupting the earth’s meteorological cycles. Which means more fierce Great Lakes region storms and more floods. The consequences are not evenly distributed. Or, in the words of Jeremy Porter, the head of research and development at First Street Fou...

Flooding Tells ‘Two Different Stories’ In Michigan Jane Johnston,  Circle of Blue – April 27, 2021 Access to ample water supplies could make Michigan a climate refuge. That scenario is attracting considerable attention in the Great Lakes State. But climate change also is disrupting the earth’s meteorological cycles. Which means more fierce Great Lakes region storms and more floods. The consequences are not evenly distributed. Or, in the words of Jeremy Porter, the head of research and development at First Street Foundation, a Brooklyn-based research group, flooding tells “two diffe...

‍ What You Need To Know According to a new assessment, one in five properties in L.A. County could flood within the next 30 years By 2051, each property at risk of flooding in California will incur an average annual loss of $10,444 The First Street Foundation's Flood Factor tool calculates the current and future flood risk for individual properties, including damage cost estimates Most flooding in the county is caused by extreme rainfall The nonprofit research group found that 132,046 properties are already at risk of flooding in L.A. County — a number that will grow 1.3% in 15 years and ...

'I Bought a House in a Flood Zone': Here's How We Don't Sink 'I Bought a House in a Flood Zone': Here's How We Don't Sink Should you ever buy a house in a major flood zone? I did, and here's how I assessed the risks, protect our property, and maintain peace of mind. Janet Siroto, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail One weekend last fall, I was checking out a real estate listing on realtor.com of a cute 19th-century house near a creek. But underneath this idyllic photo, I noticed two words in small, blue print, "Flood Factor," followed by a number,10/10.

Study: Floridians in Flood Zones Underpaying for Flood Insurance by Average of 379% If you live in Florida, you should probably be paying more for flood insurance. And you likely will be soon. That first finding is the conclusion of a new analysis by First Street Foundation, a nonprofit research group focused on climate impacts on property value, which found that the majority of Floridians face a higher flood risk than their insurance costs would indicate. The second prediction comes because the National Flood Insurance Program is rolling out a new way of pricing flood insurance later this ye...