Stories by Thomas Frank

Millions more people in the U.S. may be required to buy flood insurance based on the recommendation of an expert panel at a time when climate-driven floods are becoming increasingly common

First-of-its-kind FEMA funding aims to update archaic building codes that leave millions of people exposed to climate-fueled hurricanes, floods and other extreme weather

More states are requiring homeowners to disclose a property’s flood risk and history when they sell it. But 18 states, including hurricane-prone Florida, have no flood disclosure requirements

The Federal Emergency Management Agency will resume funding long-term rebuilding projects after withholding funds since August

Puerto Rico will be hit hardest by spending restrictions set by FEMA as disaster funding runs short. More than $2 billion is expected to be withheld from the island, which is still reeling from past hurricanes

A government shutdown could force the Federal Emergency Management Agency to curtail all disaster activities at a time when it is already short of cash to respond to crises

U.S. census tracts with high exposure to climate impacts will get extra federal funds to build resilience

Many states prioritize using money from a federal energy assistance program for low-income people to defray energy costs for heating rather than cooling bills

A Federal Emergency Management Agency analysis of New York City’s inadequate storm drainage system shows that many urban areas can’t handle more intense rainfall

NOAA precipitation estimates that engineers and planners use to design bridges, roads and other infrastructure are decades out of date because of climate change

A key FEMA disaster fund and state insurance programs could run out of money to finance disaster recovery and pay claims, respectively, as hurricane and wildfire seasons begin

As part of its effort to prod the construction industry to go green, the Biden administration is providing new funding for rebuilding with low-carbon materials after disasters

Insurers face a “crisis of confidence” as global warming makes weather events unpredictable and increases damage

Home buyers are paying excessive prices after ignoring flood risk and the costs of insurance and repairs, a new study finds

More than three million adults were forced to evacuate their homes in the U.S. in the past year because of hurricanes, floods and other disasters, according to the Census Bureau

The U.S. Department of the Treasury makes an unprecedented move to find out if home insurers are abandoning communities vulnerable to climate change

Grants to Indigenous tribes in the U.S. totaling $75 million are the first from a new voluntary relocation program aimed at climate risks

Hurricane Ian poses catastrophic risks to the Gulf Coast of Florida as climate change exacerbates the storm’s effects

Local governments in coastal states will lose billions of dollars in local tax revenue as rising seas claim developed land

Coastal flood zones where development is restricted will be based on future climate change projections, not past floods

Only 2.3 percent of households in the 10 Kentucky counties that suffered devastating floods last month have flood policies, records show

But the technique must remain in the firefighting toolbox, a new U.S. Forest Service report says

FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell says the agency has reduced barriers to cash assistance and other aid