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April 30, 2007

U.S. Flood Standards Inadequately Protect Against Flood Risk; New Study Says Millions Exposed to Flooding Are Not Insured

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A newly released report from the Water Policy Collaborative at the University of Maryland says that the use of the 100-year flood standard leaves millions of people who face a significant risk of flooding uninsured and under-protected. The report, prepared for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), recommends that levees protecting urban areas should be built with a higher level of protection than the 100-year standard that is now being used to rebuild the levees in New Orleans. Read more from this post.