Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Flood Risk Heightened for Southern California Dam
Nov 5 2019 // A California dam could fail during an extreme storm and send water flooding into Mojave Desert communities that are home to about 300,000 people, authorities said. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that it has...
North Dakota Unveils New Mapping Tool for Flood Risks
Nov 4 2019 // The North Dakota Water Commission unveiled a new interactive mapping tool that provides residents and community leaders with information on potential flood risks. It shows where flooding might occur and to what extent it...
Insured Losses from Typhoon Hagibis Estimated at $7B-$11B: RMS
Nov 1 2019 // Insured losses stemming from Typhoon Hagibis in Japan are estimated to range between US$$7 billion and $11 billion, according to Newark, Calif.-based catastrophe modeling firm RMS. While last month’s Typhoon Faxai...
Australia Faces More Severe Cyclones, Wildfires, Floods as Climate Warms: IAG
Nov 1 2019 // Australia faces the prospect of more severe cyclones, wildfires and floods as the climate warms, the nation’s largest insurer said. A 3 degree Celsius increase in global temperatures will lead to higher intensity...
South Dakota Governor Requests Disaster Declaration for Tornadoes, Floods
Nov 1 2019 // Gov. Kristi Noem is requesting a presidential disaster declaration for the damage caused by tornadoes and floods that struck southeastern South Dakota in September. Noem made her request in a letter to President Donald...
Houston-Area Residents Get Encroachment Letters as Flood Control Projects Proceed
Oct 31 2019 // On a Friday night in August, Diane and Ted Simpson got home from work to find a certified letter from the Harris County Flood Control District notifying them that a portion of their backyard was in a public right of...
States Eye Private Flood Insurance Model Law Industry Thinks Is Unnecessary
Oct 31 2019 // An organization of state lawmakers is moving ahead toward adoption of a “model law” designed to encourage the sale of private flood insurance, even though insurers don’t think any new state laws are...
Torrential Rain Causes Flooding, Mudslides in Japan, Killing at Least 10
Oct 28 2019 // Torrential rain that caused flooding and mudslides in towns east of Tokyo left at least 10 people dead and added fresh damage in areas still recovering from recent typhoons, officials said Saturday. Rescue workers found...
North Dakota Governor Declares Statewide Flood Emergency
Oct 23 2019 // North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has declared a statewide flood emergency and said officials were looking at measures to help residents affected by heavy rains and a blizzard that dumped record amounts of snow in some places,...
Texas Voters to Decide on Proposition to Create Fund for Flood Prevention, Recovery
Oct 23 2019 // State lawmakers want to create a dedicated $800 million fund for flood prevention and recovery that would be safe from future legislative budget fights. They’re asking Texas voters to weigh in via a constitutional...
Insured Losses from Japan’s Typhoon Hagibis Estimated at $8B-$16B: AIR
Oct 22 2019 // Insured losses from Typhoon Hagibis, which made landfall in Japan on Oct. 12, will be between 865 billion Japanese yen (US$8 billion) and JPY 1,730 billion (US$16 billion), with more than half of the losses due to inland...
Private Flood Insurance Growth Could be Boon for Claims Professionals
Oct 16 2019 // A nudge into the market by carriers offering private flood insurance is becoming more of a shove, which might bring new opportunities for claims adjusters and maybe create a more efficient claims process along the way. An...
Lawsuit: Regulatory Commission Must Pay New York Flooding Costs
Oct 14 2019 // New York is seeking compensation for flood damage in Lake Ontario shoreline communities in a lawsuit against the international body that regulates waterways between the United States and Canada, New York Governor Andrew...
Hurricane Dorian Ties as Strongest Landfalling Atlantic Hurricane on Record: Aon
Oct 14 2019 // Hurricane Dorian made landfalls in the Bahamas, North Carolina, and Canada in early September, bringing total economic and insured losses in the billions, according to Aon’s monthly Global Catastrophe Recap...
Update: Typhoon Hagibis Rips Across Japan, Causing Flooding, Killing at Least 43
Oct 12 2019 // Japan is sending more than 110,000 people including its Self-Defense Forces to tackle rescue and cleanup operations in the wake of the most powerful typhoon to hit the country in decades, which left at least 43 people...
George P. Bush Tapped to Oversee $4B Texas Disaster Mitigation Plan
Oct 10 2019 // Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush and the Texas General Land Office have been appointed to lead a comprehensive resiliency and disaster mitigation program, funded by more than $4 billion in U.S. Department of Housing...
Government Has Bought 43,000 Flood-Prone Homes; Poor Often Left Behind
Oct 10 2019 // As the climate crisis worsens, more Americans will be forced from their homes. Many won’t be able to afford it, and the U.S. isn’t prepared for a massive, government-subsidized migration away from flood-prone...
Federal Disaster Declared for 6 Imelda-Impacted Texas Counties
Oct 7 2019 // Texas officials say a federal disaster declaration has been granted for six Southeast Texas counties that sustained severe flooding caused last month by the remnants of Tropical Storm Imelda. Gov. Greg Abbott says the...
Catastrophe Modelers: U.S. Insured Losses from Dorian Could Reach $1.5B in U.S.
Oct 7 2019 // Insured loss estimates for Hurricane Dorian will range from $500 million to $1.5 billion, according to catastrophe modeling firms Karen Clark & Co. and RMS. According to KCC, Dorian reached peak intensity of 185 mph...
Trump Signs Stopgap Funding for Government That Includes Flood Program
Oct 7 2019 // President Donald Trump has signed a continuing resolution that will avoid a federal government shutdown by funding the government at current levels until Nov. 21. The Republican-led Senate voted 82-15 in favor the...
