Flood Risk

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    July 24, 2025

    Turning Research into Action: New Book Offers Tools for Practitioners and Policymakers

    By News Editor

    A new book illustrates how America’s flooding problem is everyone’s problem and the critical role that applied research and technology plays in addressing this crisis.

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    January 4, 2024

    ASFPM Testifies in Support of Flood Disclosure Bill in Maine

    By News Editor

    Legislators in Maine are considering a new law that would require sellers to disclose flood risk to potential buyers of residential or commercial properties.

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    July 20, 2022

    New Resource on State Flood Risk Disclosure Requirements

    By Mary Bart

    The new guide identifies states with the strongest flood risk disclosure requirements and provides examples of disclosure forms that could be adopted by other states looking to implement or strengthen their real estate disclosure requirements.

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    Reduce Flood Risk: Car and house in deep flood waters
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    May 13, 2022

    New Tool Helps Property Owners Understand and Lower Flood Risk

    By Mary Bart

    Reduce Flood Risk helps property owners, particularly those in flood-prone areas, understand their flood risk and the most effective flood mitigation strategies for their particular property type.

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    Aerial view of major flooding in Penampang

    April 27, 2022

    A Broken Perception of Risk Is Sending Us into A ‘Spiral of Self-Destruction,’ UN Report Finds

    By News Editor

    Human activity is contributing to an increasing number of disasters across the world, putting lives and livelihoods in danger, warns a new UN report.

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