From the Hill: National Flood Insurance Program needs long-term reauthorization to address key challenges.

As the House Financial Services Committee meets this week to discuss reauthorizing the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), there is a lot at stake. The NFIP, on which 5 million Americans depend for protection from flooding, began with the best of intentions — reducing the burden on federal taxpayers stemming from flood relief while providing resources to help devastated communities rebuild.

The latest edition of the annual e-book compilation Resilience Matters: Strengthening Communities in an Era of Upheaval is now available.  It’s a free compilation of articles, op-eds, and think pieces written by resilience-minded thought leaders, activists, and academics in 2018.

A previous edition of this e-book was reviewed on the Recovery Diva site: https://recoverydiva.com/2017/02/24/new-ebook-resilience-matters/

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From HSNewswire, news about an Israeli co. using advanced sensing for disasters. Forecasters use Iron Dome science to handle disasters

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Rebuilt, Repaired, Abandoned: Five Years After Sandy, While many people have rebuilt and the boardwalks are largely restored, empty lots remain and scars from Sandy are still visible.

Thanks to Eric Holdeman for this citation.

From CNN: Tornadoes in the Southeast are getting worse — and they’re often the deadliest

“Clustering” land buyouts could improve flood resiliency after Hurricane Harvey

From a study done by the Nature Conservancy: A new study analyzes flood loss claims and estimates from over 74,000 properties impacted by Hurricane Harvey in Houston’s Harris County. The study finds that a strategic land buyout approach that prioritizes the purchase of land parcels in ‘clusters,’ as well as proximity to existing open space, is just as cost-effective as the traditional, piecemeal approach but with major added ecological and social benefits.

Here is the direct link to the Nature Conservancy’s 8-page report.