Not having coastal flood insurance in Florida is silly; not having coastal flood insurance in Miami is crazy. Miami's antiquated flood-control system was designed more than 60 years ago, before the area exploded with development and became one of America's largest cities. All it will take is one major storm surge from a hurricane to [...]
As we approach the one-year mark when Super Storm Sandy ripped its way across entire communities on the East Coast pummeling houses and businesses, there are many lessons to be learned. Many businesses are still reeling from the effects of Sandy and are not back to their normal levels of revenue before the storm hit. [...]
Hurricane Sandy was the most recent example of the devastating havoc Mother Nature can wreak on coastal communities. But that isn’t stopping people from moving along the shore and building from taking place. In fact, recent estimates from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Census Bureau shows that our already-crowded coast will see population grow [...]
