Sep 21 How will climate change impact future floods and flood insurance? By Paul Solman NewsHour economics correspondent Paul Solman speaks with Columbia University professor Radley Horton about climate change and flood insurance. Continue reading
Aug 31 In a Texas shelter, evacuees ‘don’t know what we lost or what we didn’t lose’ By Elizabeth Flock "If the bad weather comes and you’re still here," law enforcement voices blared, "we’re not going to do anything for you." Now stuck in shelters, Texans endure boredom and anxiety. What will they find when they finally return home?… Continue reading
Aug 29 Watch 4:18 As Harvey floods Texas, Congress due to debate insurance program that’s underwater By PBS News Hour A vast majority of Texas homeowners in areas under water from Tropical Storm Harvey lack flood insurance, and how to help them is sure to be a big political fight in Washington. Lisa Desjardins joins Miles O’Brien to take a… Continue watching
Aug 29 Can Congress fix the troubled federal flood insurance program? By Lisa Desjardins As the largest flooding event in modern U.S. history affects millions across Texas, members of Congress face a political crisis over how to handle the nation’s largest insurance plan for floods. Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch 6:26 How Louisiana plans to rebuild after historically damaging floods By PBS News Hour As the Louisiana flooding begins to subside, the state looks toward rebuilding. The disaster affected over 20 parishes, including areas outside flood zones -- meaning residents there do not have flood insurance. William Brangham speaks with Billy Nungesser, Louisiana's lieutenant… Continue watching
Jan 02 Watch Divided House Republicans Stall Vote on Storm Relief Aid for Sandy Victims Divided House Republicans Stall Vote on Storm Relief Aid for Sandy Victims… Continue watching
Jan 02 Watch Documentary Traces Family’s Struggle After Katrina Herbert Gettridge struggled for years to rebuild his New Orleans home in the lower Ninth Ward after Hurricane Katrina. In an interview, producer June Cross describes how she documented Gettridge's story in "The Old Man and the Storm" which airs… Continue watching