April 2015 Revisions to the NFIP Flood Insurance Manual Posted Online

Summary of the Report The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers undertakes activities to maintain navigable channels, reduce flood and storm damage, and restore aquatic ecosystems. Congress directs the Corps through authorizations, appropriations, and oversight of its studies, construction projects, and other activities. This report summarizes congressional authorization and appropriations processes for the Corps. It also…

ASFPM has issued a letter of support for the revision of the Executive Order (EO) on Floodplain Management (11988), and an update on the association’s activities in this regard. Both documents can be downloaded from our Executive Order on Floodplain Management webpage.

Extreme Weather and Climate Events for 2011 A Year for the Record Books From extreme drought, heat waves and floods to unprecedented tornado outbreaks, hurricanes, wildfires and winter storms, a record 12 weather and climate disasters in 2011 each caused $1 billion or more in damages – and most regrettably, loss of human lives and…

By Ed O’Keefe Now that the big hurricane is behind us — three days for Irene and six years for Katrina — the Federal Emergency Management Agency is running out of money and finds itself operating in a new political and fiscal climate that may be as treacherous as some of the disasters to which…