Expert predicts next Hurricane Sandy will ‘cause greater inundation and flooding’ to Staten Island
SI Advance: Hurricane Sandy devastated Staten Island in 2012, destroying homes, impacting livelihoods and claiming lives.
New data set shows the nationwide impacts of US climate disasters
ABC: While California led the nation with 34 disaster declarations, some 36 states had 10 or more, indicating the pain of climate change is widespread in the U.S.
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Our View: Disaster data shows need for policy shift
Leader Telegram: A new online tool shows just how fortunate Eau Claire County has been over the past couple decades. Created by Rebuild by Design and New York University, the Atlas of Disaster shows every disaster the Federal Emergency Management Agency has declared between 2011 and 2023.
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Kentucky counties rank among most plagued by federally declared disasters since 2011
WKMS: Newly published research shows Kentucky has some of the most disaster-plagued counties in America.
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California top ranked with most natural disaster
KVCR: NYU’s Institute for Public Knowledge developed an Atlas of Disaster and Accountability that shows the disaster count and FEMA funds issued to each state
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NEW: ATLAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY
Ninety-one percent of congressional districts include a county that has received a federal disaster declaration for an extreme weather event between 2011 and 2023. These events impact both urban and rural.
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Superstorm Sandy group eyes ballots, insurance surcharges and oil fees to fund resiliency projects
Washington Post: A 2% surcharge on property insurance policies, mandatory fees on the oil and gas industries, and holding a public referendum are ways a public-private group formed in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy recommends to pay for projects to protect New Jersey from the next big storm. In a report released this week, Rebuild By
Hoboken’s resiliency parks fight flooding but come with a big price tag
NJ Spotlight: Hoboken’s four resiliency parks conceal massive underground tanks that can take on about 4 million gallons of rainwater. Amy Chester, the director of Rebuild by Design, the organization that drew up the parks, says early estimates show the tanks reducing local flooding by 88%, justifying the price tag of more than $230 million.
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GUYAMA, PUERTO RICO
In 2024, in an effort to address drought, wildfire, extreme weather, flooding, and landslides, Rebuild by Design partnered with Mithun and ETC, Inc. to provide technical assistance to Ahora, Inc. – a Puerto Rico based nonprofit – to help them submit an application for an EPA Community Change for Equitable Resilience Grant. In this role,
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