As The Wave newspaper of Rockaway has been extensively examining (see here and here), those changes in the NFIP, in combination with soon - to - be adopted new FEMA flood maps, will produce
dramatically higher flood insurance rates and require many homeowners to purchase flood insurance for the first time.
Tropical cyclone activity and intensity increasing Record droughts,
floods, heat waves, cold spells,
high tides occurring Unequivocal warming of the climate system observed with very
high confidence that human activities are to blame Temperature rising even more
dramatically in Arctic, threatening ice loss and extinction of species Halving human CO2 emissions immediately might save the planet from catastrophe.