November 20, 2025
Rising Seas Put 5,500 Toxic Sites at Risk of Flooding By 2100
By News Editor
New peer-reviewed research finds that hazardous facilities across the U.S. face rising flood risks due to sea-level rise.
November 29, 2023
Turning the Tide on Flood Resilience
By John Ingargiola, FEMA
The development of the new flood standard was successful due to the data, studies, models, expertise and participation by multiple groups.
November 21, 2022
Rising Sea Levels Mean Rising Groundwater — and That Spells Trouble for Septic Systems
By News Editor
To operate effectively, coastal septic systems rely on unsaturated soils to filter wastewater and direct flow away from homes. But in some communities, the shallow groundwater table is rising, leaving homeowners in a precarious position.
September 14, 2022
Rising Seas Threaten Tax Bases as Private Property Falls Below Tidelines
By News Editor
As property owners lose land and buildings, local property tax revenues may be lost, too — threatening a primary source of funding for critical services.
August 8, 2022
High-Tide Floods Surge as Climate Changes and Sea Level Rises
By News Editor
For many coastal cities around the U.S., it now takes fewer flood factors to drive high-tide floods, which disrupt daily life and occur more frequently than severe flood events
May 9, 2022
Coastal Home Buyers Are Ignoring Rising Flood Risks, Despite Clear Warnings and Rising Insurance Premiums
By Risa Palm and Toby W. Bolsen
A survey of Florida realtors found that prospective homebuyers, by and large, are not taking elevation or flood vulnerability into account when searching for new homes.
March 14, 2022
Protecting Ports from Flooding and Sea Level Rise
By Savannah Bertrand and Bridget Williams
Ports must consider their near-term and long-term climate change vulnerabilities when planning for the future. In many cases, infrastructure will be needed to protect ports from flooding and sea level rise.