Archive For The “Flooding” Category
Floods are the number one natural disaster in the United States. The average flood claim between 2008 and 2012 was nearly $42,000. Total flood insurance claims during the same time period was nearly $4 billion dollars per year. People outside of mapped high-risk flood areas file nearly 25% of all the National Flood Insurance…
El Niño’s warmer equatorial waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean is likely to bring some changes to the 2015-2016 winter in the U.S. According to the Los Angeles Times, this El Niño could be the most powerful on record because as of late November 2015 it is still growing,…
Flooding is America’s #1 Natural Disaster According to the U.S. government everyone lives in a flood zone and consumers must prepare for a flooding no matter where they live. The Northeast and Gulf Coast regions are affected by hurricanes or tropical storms from May to November or as a result of Nor’easter storms ….
Live in a Flood Zone? FEMA Map of Flood Zones. Darker is higher frequency.