/tags/flood-insurance Flood Insurance en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Thu, 21 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2024-11-21/mississippi-river-towns-pilot-new-insurance-model-disaster-response A novel type of insurance pool, parametric insurance, is designed to rapidly fund emergency response after natural disasters such as flooding. Thu, 21 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2024-11-21/mississippi-river-towns-pilot-new-insurance-model-disaster-response Eric Schmid, Delaney Dryfoos /economy-business/2023-08-30/fema-gives-st-louis-region-7-million-to-buy-out-flood-prone-properties The money goes to buy out 11 properties in University City, Webster Groves and Ladue. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 10:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2023-08-30/fema-gives-st-louis-region-7-million-to-buy-out-flood-prone-properties Eric Schmid /health-science-environment/2023-01-30/fema-and-community-advocates-want-metro-east-residents-to-review-preliminary-flood-maps The maps, which have not been updated since 2003, depict the danger presented to home and property owners. Mon, 30 Jan 2023 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-01-30/fema-and-community-advocates-want-metro-east-residents-to-review-preliminary-flood-maps Will Bauer /economy-business/2022-05-02/fema-says-metro-east-levees-can-again-withstand-a-100-year-flood The federal agency had threatened taking away the system's accreditation in 2007 after the Army Corps of Engineers determined the levees might be compromised. Work over the past 15 years prevented that from happening. Mon, 02 May 2022 22:21:12 GMT /economy-business/2022-05-02/fema-says-metro-east-levees-can-again-withstand-a-100-year-flood Eric Schmid /health-science-environment/2019-03-13/fema-urges-st-louisans-to-buy-flood-insurance Federal officials are encouraging St. Louis residents to enroll in flood insurance, in anticipation of a potentially severe flood season.Most homeowners… Wed, 13 Mar 2019 21:43:14 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-03-13/fema-urges-st-louisans-to-buy-flood-insurance Shahla Farzan /2018-07-30/25-years-later-remembering-the-great-flood-of-93 During the Great Flood of 1993, the Mississippi River climbed halfway up the grand staircase of the Gateway Arch to its highest level recorded in the city of St. Louis. Bronze plaques designate the high-water mark — 49.58 feet, set on that Aug. 1. Read stories from the flood. Mon, 30 Jul 2018 05:00:04 GMT /2018-07-30/25-years-later-remembering-the-great-flood-of-93 /health-science-environment/2013-03-28/cutting-edge-approach-needed-to-revamp-flood-insurance-flood-risk-analysis This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 28, 2013 - WASHINGTON – With the price of flood insurance on the rise and climate change likely… Thu, 28 Mar 2013 23:53:02 GMT /health-science-environment/2013-03-28/cutting-edge-approach-needed-to-revamp-flood-insurance-flood-risk-analysis Robert Koenig /government-politics-issues/2012-06-29/congress-acts-on-highways-student-loans-and-flood-insurance-in-deadline-deal This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 29, 2012 - WASHINGTON – Facing a trio of deadlines and a Fourth of July holiday, Congress… Fri, 29 Jun 2012 20:22:38 GMT /government-politics-issues/2012-06-29/congress-acts-on-highways-student-loans-and-flood-insurance-in-deadline-deal Robert Koenig /health-science-environment/2012-06-11/inundated-by-red-ink-flood-insurance-program-faces-key-senate-votes This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 11, 2012 - WASHINGTON – Like the proverbial Little Dutch Boy who stuck his finger in a leaking… Tue, 12 Jun 2012 01:03:05 GMT /health-science-environment/2012-06-11/inundated-by-red-ink-flood-insurance-program-faces-key-senate-votes Robert Koenig /government-politics-issues/2011-09-06/deep-in-the-red-flood-insurance-program-needs-action-by-congress This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 6, 2011 - WASHINGTON - Maps, money and subsidies are the major issues in the debate over… Tue, 06 Sep 2011 16:51:02 GMT /government-politics-issues/2011-09-06/deep-in-the-red-flood-insurance-program-needs-action-by-congress Rob Koenig