SMITH ISLAND, Md. (AP) — For the people of Smith Island, weather guides a way of life as much as the tranquil atmosphere for which it has become known. Hurricanes with names like Hazel, Agnes, Isabel and Irene become part …
Florida has again taken the top spot for strongest building code with Virginia right behind in second place. That’s according to the 2021 edition of the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) report Rating the States, which every …
Legislation that would spend $220 million in part to shore up highways, rivers and coastal areas prone to flooding so that North Carolina can better withstand the next big storm cleared a House committee on Tuesday. Some environmental groups also …
Construction has begun on a $32 million project to bring back hundreds of acres of marsh to a part of southwest Louisiana where storms, sinking and other factors have turned thousands of acres to open water, the state’s Coastal Protection …
A decade ago, if a Floridian wanted extra cash to replace a roof, install solar panels or a brand new air conditioner, the most common choice was a bank loan. But for the last few years, homeowners also have had …
Every $1 a business spends on hurricane protection reduces loss exposure by an average of $105. That’s based on an analysis by global commercial and industrial property insurer firm FM Global, which reviewed loss and mitigation information from thousands of …
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, working in collaboration with area residents, the Clear Lake City Water Authority, or CLCWA, and Exploration Green Conservancy, have been collaborating to transform an about-to-be paved golf course into a new kind of nature …
My heart goes out to the people who have borne the brunt of Hurricane Harvey and still face continued flooding and a long recovery. As a nation, we need to be better prepared for such catastrophic floods so as to …
The Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center in southern Louisiana would be able to withstand Category 3 hurricane winds after completion of a roughly $2.2 million project the Parish Council is considering. The Courier reports the council introduced an ordinance to upgrade center’s …
