Tag: Floods
What is flood insurance and why the system is broken: 6...
Robert W. Klein, Georgia State University
Editor’s note: Homeowners generally rely on insurance provided by the federal government to cover the costs of rebuilding their...
Are catastrophic disasters striking more often?
Jay L. Zagorsky, The Ohio State University
No sooner had Hurricane Harvey’s record rains receded from Houston and neighboring cities than the residents of Florida...
How flood insurance works: 6 questions answered
Robert W. Klein, Georgia State University
Editor’s note: Hurricane Harvey dumped up to 50 inches of rain on parts of Texas and Louisiana last month....
Americans who live far from coasts should also be worried about...
Nina Lam, Louisiana State University
Catastrophic flooding in Houston from Hurricane Harvey is the latest reminder that floods kill more people in the United...