Association of State Floodplain Managers
@FloodsOrg
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ASFPM is a leading voice for sound floodplain management, science, and policy.
Madison, WI | Washington, DC
Joined April 2012
As we gather in New Orleans—20 years after Hurricane Katrina—we reflect on the past while looking ahead. The 2025 ASFPM Conference brings together 1,600+ experts to explore real-world strategies for mapping, mitigation, post-disaster recovery, resilience, and more. #ASFPM2025
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The federal government issued two disaster declarations for floods in 2000. So far this year, it has issued 66.
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We explain how the country is responding in three different ways to disasters.
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RT @FederalAlliance: Register today for #NDRC24 to hear expert speakers Chad Berginnis, CFM, Executive Director @FloodsOrg, Daniel Cox, PhD….
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Back-to-back catastrophic hurricanes this fall, first Helene and then Milton, have exposed the risks climate change poses to the 16 million Americans who live in mobile or manufactured homes.
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Millions of Americans, many poor and vulnerable, live in mobile and manufactured homes. When catastrophe strikes, they’re often on their own.
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Building Flood Resilience: A Grand Challenge for U.S. Water Policy - via @RANDCorporation .
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Flooding has become the most expensive and frequent disaster in the United States. Since 2000, flooding events occur almost daily, and the cost of inland flooding alone in 2023 was nearly $200...
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Our nation’s chronic underinvestment in flood mapping has led to a staggering increase in flood losses.
insurancejournal.com
Even before the second megastorm in as many weeks brings devastating floodwaters to the Southeast US, it's already clear that federal flood-risk maps
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RT @withforerunner: Join us for our next webinar where Brad Wenskoski, CFM, will share how he improved administrative processes to promote….
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RT @FEMA_Deanne: TODAY is the last day to evacuate for #Milton. If you are told to evacuate, GET OUT NOW - there will not be time to leave….
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Since 2018, the government has set aside just 6 percent of the total of its post-disaster grant spending to go toward pre-disaster mitigation.
Almost every year now, FEMA finds itself running so low on funds that it puts other relief work on hold in favor of lifesaving measures. @ZoeSchlanger on how the U.S. became trapped in a cycle of disasters bigger than the ones our systems were built for:
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RT @KLJeng: We’re excited to announce that civil engineer, Daniel Fife, recently earned his national certification as a Floodplain Manager….
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The latest @FEMA update on the agency's response to Hurricane Helene in NC and the Southeast. The destruction overwhelming, and the path to recovery will be long and difficult. We all need to support these communities and each other.
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5 recommendations from @pewtrusts for how states can better prepare for worsening climate disasters .
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The growing impacts of climate change—from near-term events such as hurricanes, floods, and wildfires, to longer-term risks, including higher temperatures, droughts, and sea-level rise—have wreaked...
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RT @EENewsUpdates: How Project 2025 would treat Helene survivors
eenews.net
The conservative playbook for a possible Trump presidency calls for cutting disaster aid.
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Don't miss this upcoming webinar! CFM's can earn 1 CEC by attending.
This #MakingMitigationWork webinar is only a week away! Join us next Tuesday at 1 p.m. EDT. @USACEHQ, @TheWaterAway, @fema, @FloodsOrg, #EMGTwitter
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“We came out here and saw this beauty and wanted to go fishing in our retirement,” the Horseshoe Beach resident said. “We had the discussion about hurricanes but you never imagine something like this. You just don’t.”.
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Residents of Florida's tiny Cedar Key reel after repeated hurricanes. In the face of more frequent, severe storms is it worth rebuilding?
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RT @grist: Hurricanes cost more than you think. Here’s why that matters.
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Damage estimates for Hurricane Francine are topping $1 billion. But the true costs could be much higher.
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For many pursuing the American dream of homeownership, low-lying areas remain an affordable and popular option despite the mounting effects of climate change — including rising sea levels and more intense rainstorms.
nytimes.com
New Yorkers are spending billions on houses in flood-prone areas despite growing awareness of the effects of climate change.
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“They’re confronting questions that many others will soon face, if they aren’t facing them already: Is my home safe? Will the government help me? Should I move? There are no easy answers." via @columbiamag .
magazine.columbia.edu
Columbia researchers are developing innovative ways to protect communities most vulnerable to floods and other disasters.
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RT @louisvillemsd: September is National Preparedness Month and is observed to raise awareness about the importance of preparing for disast….
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