Sentences with phrase «risk of floods»

The scientists believe that a public debate is now necessary to determine how much responsibility the state should accept and how much should remain with the residents of areas at risk of flooding.

This program offers federally - backed flood insurance coverage to home and business owners, even if they have a very high risk of flood damage.

If you live in a region that is at higher risk of flooding and hurricanes, you may already be required to maintain flood insurance as a term of your mortgage.

He said that wetlands, which are integral part of the intricate system of biodiversity, can help reduce risks of flooding, recharge underground water and help restore soils degradation.

All home and business owners have an obligation to obtain mandatory flood insurance, which brings high flood insurance costs even though there is low risk of flooding.

The insurance industry has called on the government to develop a 25 - year flood strategy to guard against the rising risk of flooding.

That forests regulate water run - off, mitigating risks of flooding and drought, has been recognised since ancient times.

Initially, despite some scientific evidence linking climate change to increased risk of flooding, nobody seemed willing to make the connection.

And living near a river or open water could add significantly to the premium as there is a much higher risk of flooding.

If your home is outside the special flood hazard area, you are still at risk of flood.

A wetter and warmer than average winter is likely for most or all of California in 2015 - 2016, and there may be an increased risk of flooding in many regions.

The Department of Ecology will develop grants for water - related projects which include but are not limited to: reducing stormwater impacts, reduced risk of flooding by restoring natural floodplains, improving reliability of water supplies, fish barrier correction projects, and ocean acidification mitigation and adaptation.

Parts of the building are literally green, with an 18,000 - square - metre (roughly 193,750 square feet) of green roof made from a flowering plant called Sedum — in 2013, politicians in Oslo considered introducing grass on roofs due to the increased risk of flooding from storms.

But an increase in heavy rainfall in some of these regions is also likely to bring with it many negative effects, such as a raised risk of flooding and the waterlogging of soils.

San Francisco International Airport is one of the areas at highest risk of flooding due to land subsidence and rising seas.

Climate scientists have already predicted that, in a warming world, arid regions are likely to get even less rain, while humid ones could be at greater risk of flooding.

While Mörner et al. (2004) suggest that the increased risk of flooding during the 21st century for the Maldives has been overstated, Woodworth (2005) concludes that a rise in sea level of approximately 50 cm during the 21st century remains the most reliable scenario to employ in future studies of the Maldives.

Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) FMA provides funds on an annual basis so that measures can be taken to reduce or eliminate risk of flood damage to buildings insured under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).

Hundreds of homes along White Oak Bayou, Houston's downtown theater district and a key stretch of Interstate 10 would be at a dramatically lower risk of flooding if local officials can find a way to fund...

Property that lies close to the Nashua River or the Merrimack River will often have higher premiums, thanks to an elevated risk of flooding and water damage.

When applying for a flood insurance policy, the insuring company will likely send out a representative to examine your home and where it is located, as a means of determining risk of flooding.

Insurance in Massachusetts is generally more expensive than the national average, and although Peabody is far away enough from a lot of high crime neighborhoods to the south to get a bit of a lower risk rating on that score, a relatively high population, as well as risks of flooding and winter storm damage, still adds up to hefty rates.

At a time of ever - growing risk of flooding, and an insurance industry about to walk away, this David Cameron's government is cutting the flood defence budget.

Terry Marsh from the Centre of Ecology and Hydrology said: «We can expect a longer period with enhanced risk of flooding.

FMA provides funding to States, Territories, federally - recognized tribes and local communities for projects and planning that reduces or eliminates long - term risk of flood damage to structures insured under the NFIP.

Bottom line, there was broad acknowledgement among lawmakers and the witnesses at the hearing table that the flood insurance program must move to a premium structure that reflects the actuarial risk of flooding.

«The need for this awareness will increase as the effects of global climate change become more pronounced, bringing more extreme fluctuations of temperature, and risks of flooding not only from rivers and rising sea level, but also from downpours that overwhelm urban storm drains and sewers,» says Professor Michael Hebbert.

But overall drier conditions don't necessarily mean less risk of flooding — quite the opposite, in fact.

«Now that the White House has rescinded these standards, federal agencies are once again free to spend taxpayer dollars on projects at significant risk of flooding,» wrote Eli Lehrer of R Street, a think tank that works on climate and energy issues from a free market perspective.

«New methods to calculate risk of floods.»

For example, barrier islands might need to know the depth of their water table to assess the real risk of flooding, while other communities might be thinking about resizing the pipes in their stormwater system to handle more runoff.

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The dam was approved by the UN Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) despite risks of flooding to the territory of the indigenous Ngäbe Bugle communities.

For Queensland this is probably good news — a far smaller risk of flooding.

Earlier and larger releases of water could overwhelm California's water storage facilities, creating risk of floods and water shortages.»

According to a study published this year by Climate Central, a non-partisan organization of scientists and journalists who focus on climate change, nearly half of Galveston's homes face a yearly risk of flooding by the end of the century if heat - trapping emissions continue to be spewed at the current rate.

By comparing two similar watersheds, the team was able to accomplish three objectives: They refined predictions of how a fire in the upper Mission Creek watershed would affect hydrologic and sedimentary processes in the following rainy season, they identified the post-fire risk of flooding to downstream communities, and they provided information that local government agencies can and are using to assess current mitigation strategies and emergency response to potential flooding.

According to data from FEMA, most current flood insurance policyholders (81 percent, or 4.5 million) pay rates based on the true risk of flood damage and so were not affected by Biggert - Waters or the subsequent rollback.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) categorizes communities that have an increased risk of floods into one of several flood zones.

There's also a huge risk of flooding in the Middletown area and everywhere around Dayton, so locals will want to look at not only how flood risk affects their regular «full peril» policy, but whether they need additional flood endorsements for their policies.

It can be an overwhelming task, especially in areas at frequent risk of flooding, but REALTORS ® who offer that additional peace of mind are more likely to enjoy success.

Because of the very high risk of flooding in Barnstable, it is a good idea to supplement your coverage with a commercial flood insurance policy through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).

+ Robert Rauschenberg's seaside compound in Captiva, Florida is at risk of flooding due to rising sea levels.

It reduces the exposure of people and assets at risk of flooding by moving them to areas with negligible risk (King et al. 2014).