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New York governor announces extreme weather resiliency plan

Jan. 15, 2024
Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposed plan includes updating the state’s stormwater design manual, encouraging buyouts in flood-vulnerable communities, covering the cost of flood mitigation...
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Telluride, Colorado, facing National Flood Insurance Program probation

Jan. 10, 2024
FEMA says that the Telluride, Colorado, community’s floodplain management program has been non-compliant with minimum NFIP requirements. The community may be placed on probationary...
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New Jersey releases new flood risk forms, tools for homeowners, tenants

Jan. 3, 2024
New Jersey has released updated forms to better communicate flood risk to prospective homebuyers and tenants, as well as a Flood Risk Notification Tool to more easily identify...
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Flood protection for Kentuckians restored at Middlesboro levee

Dec. 26, 2023
Work to clear and reinforce the Middlesboro Flood Protection Project levee is completing, restoring the levee’s capacity and reinforcing its structure.
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AI method enhances precipitation maps

Dec. 21, 2023
Researchers have developed an AI-based neural network that can rapidly develop precise precipitation fields.