Hurricanes and Flooding
Flooding is the most common and destructive natural disaster in the United States. To meet the challenge, experts at RFF are examining the impacts of flooding in communities across the country and evaluating methods for mitigating its impact.
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Media Highlight — Nov 2, 2024
City & State: “National Flood Insurance Program Likely to be Headache for Next President”
RFF Fellow Penny Liao reflects on the National Flood Insurance Program.
Media Highlight — Oct 16, 2024
Reuters Econ World Podcast: “Protection Gap”
RFF Fellow Penny Liao is interviewed for Reuters Econ World podcast, where she talks extensively about flood insurance and its implications for the US housing market.
Media Highlight — Oct 4, 2024
Business Insider: “A Majority of North Carolina Homeowners Didn’t Have Flood Insurance. Then Helene Hit.”
RFF scholars Margaret Walls and Yanjun (Penny) Liao talk about understated flood risk in this article published in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.
Media Highlight — Oct 4, 2024
Tampa Bay Times: “How Will Hurricane Helene Reshape Tampa Bay’s Housing Market?”
Research and insight by RFF Fellow Penny (Yanjun) Liao about post-hurricane housing markets in Florida is contextualized in this article about storm recovery in Tampa Bay.
Report — Sep 23, 2024
Building Climate Resilience in Vulnerable Communities: Analyzing Designation and Use of Community Disaster Resilience Zones
Building Climate Resilience in Vulnerable Communities: Analyzing Designation and Use of Community Disaster Resilience Zones
Journal Article — Aug 5, 2024
Removing Development Incentives in Risky Areas Promotes Climate Adaptation
The study explores the long-term economic impacts of the Coastal Barrier Resources System, a policy enacted in the 1980s that made certain high-risk areas ineligible for federal flood insurance policies, public infrastructure investments, and post-disaste
Report — Jul 18, 2024
Facing Wildfire Insurance Challenges: Five Lessons from the National Flood Insurance Program
What can the United States' long history of insuring flooding losses teach us about the insurability of wildfires?
Working Paper — Jun 18, 2024
Community Responses to Flooding in Risk Mitigation Actions: Evidence from the Community Rating System
Though communities damaged by floods routinely take measures to build resilience in the aftermath of flooding disasters, even if those measures are costly or politically fraught, disaster-driven measures are often not enough to protect communities from fu
Workshop — Feb 3, 2010
Managing the Risk of Extreme Weather Events in a Changing Climate
Managing the Risk of Extreme Weather Events in a Changing Climate
Conference — Feb 1, 2010
Background Materials - Climate Change and Extreme Events
Background Materials - Climate Change and Extreme Events
Workshop — Apr 5, 2006
Natural Disasters and Policymaking: RFF First Wednesday Seminar
Natural Disasters and Policymaking: RFF First Wednesday Seminar
On the Issues — Jul 19, 2024
On the Issues: Communicating Flood Risk, Flood Response, and More
A biweekly newsletter connecting global current events, pressing climate and energy policy news, and economics research from RFF scholars. This week: communicating flood risk, flood response, and more.
Common Resources — Jul 3, 2024
Community Responses to Flooding Are Significant, but Not Sufficient
Flooding is the costliest natural disaster in the United States. Communities do commit resources and funding to resilience measures after floods, but additional measures are necessary to adapt to climate change.
Common Resources — Dec 15, 2023
Boosting Recovery and Resilience in New York State after Hurricane Sandy
A program in New York State aimed to help areas impacted by Hurricane Sandy recover and become resilient against future disasters—and yielded local economic benefits.
Resources Radio — Oct 24, 2023
When Freshwater Gets Salty, with Becky Epanchin-Niell
Becky Epanchin-Niell discusses saltwater contamination in freshwater; the causes of contamination; and how this saltwater intrusion affects drinking water, agriculture, coastal ecosystems, and economies.
Media Highlight — Nov 2, 2024
City & State: “National Flood Insurance Program Likely to be Headache for Next President”
RFF Fellow Penny Liao reflects on the National Flood Insurance Program.
Media Highlight — Oct 16, 2024
Reuters Econ World Podcast: “Protection Gap”
RFF Fellow Penny Liao is interviewed for Reuters Econ World podcast, where she talks extensively about flood insurance and its implications for the US housing market.
Media Highlight — Oct 4, 2024
Business Insider: “A Majority of North Carolina Homeowners Didn’t Have Flood Insurance. Then Helene Hit.”
RFF scholars Margaret Walls and Yanjun (Penny) Liao talk about understated flood risk in this article published in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.
Media Highlight — Oct 4, 2024
Tampa Bay Times: “How Will Hurricane Helene Reshape Tampa Bay’s Housing Market?”
Research and insight by RFF Fellow Penny (Yanjun) Liao about post-hurricane housing markets in Florida is contextualized in this article about storm recovery in Tampa Bay.
