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Northern Europe Cleans Up After Extratropical Cyclone Xaver: AIR Report

Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide has issued a report on the aftermath of Extratropical Cyclone Xaver, which affected large parts of northern Europe, particularly the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, southern Sweden, Poland, and the Czech …

New York’s Long Beach Getting $13M for Flood Barriers

New York State will spend $13 million on flood barriers for the industrial district of Long Beach, Long Island. The district was badly damaged by Superstorm Sandy. It houses essential infrastructure facilities that include a water treatment plant, storage tower …

NYC Mayor Bloomberg Proposes $20B Flood Plan After Sandy

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg called for a $20 billion system of flood barriers to protect low-lying areas from storms almost eight months after Hurricane Sandy devastated the region. In a report released today, the mayor made 250 recommendations, including …