March 26, 2024
Report Shows Continued Decline of U.S. Wetlands
By News Editor
A new report from the US Fish & Wildlife Service says that wetland loss rates have increased by 50 percent since 2009
March 11, 2024
GAO Makes Recommendations for Enhancing Resilience of Flood Risk Management Infrastructure
By News Editor
More frequent extreme weather events and rising sea levels put the nation’s flood management infrastructure at risk.
February 9, 2024
Climate Change Likely to Drive More Floods in Some Parts of the U.S., Fewer in Others
By News Editor
Researchers expect increased flooding in the Northeast and Southeast, while flooding will generally decrease in the Southwest and the Northern Great Plains.
December 2, 2023
Fifth National Climate Assessment Shows Far-Reaching Impacts of Climate Change
By News Editor
The report includes an interactive online NCA5 Atlas, which allows users to explore the latest localized temperature and precipitation projections.
December 2, 2023
FIRM 2D: A New Methodology for Using HEC-RAS 2D Models in Flood Insurance Maps
By Nazir Hejazi, MSc, CFM
Now is a good time to make the transition from 1D to 2D flow modeling.
September 21, 2023
National Institute of Building Sciences and Fannie Mae Release Disaster Mitigation Roadmap
By News Editor
The 150-page paper focuses on pluvial flooding, and offers three major findings and several recommendations.
August 14, 2023
GAO Analysis of Risk Rating 2.0 Identifies Areas for Improvement
By Mary Bart
ASFPM is particularly pleased to see recommendation #5 for FEMA, which aligns with issues raised by our RR 2.0 workgroup
July 12, 2023
12 Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters So Far This Year, According to NOAA
By News Editor
The total cost of the 12 billion-dollar events so far this year exceeds $32.7 billion (CPI-adjusted), and they have resulted in 100 direct and indirect fatalities
April 6, 2023
Report Explores Three Ways to Transform Flood Risk Management
By News Editor
Report describes a vision for flood resilience that revolves around living with floods, building strategic protection, and preparing for relocation.
March 23, 2023
White House Report Makes Recommendations on Addressing Climate Risk, Takes Aim at Moral Hazard
By News Editor
The report recommends the federal government exert more pressure on states to increase transparency and climate resilience, particularly as it relates to flooding.