NYT: The Price of Outdated Federal Flood Insurance Policies Is Measured in Wrecked Homes

The Price of Outdated Federal Flood Insurance Policies Is Measured in Wrecked Homes 

By EVAN LEHMANN of ClimateWire, September 15, 2009

 

Hundreds of homes were swept away by waves when Hurricane Ike charged onto Bolivar Peninsula in Texas last year. Eleven survived -- and perhaps not by chance.

Ten of those homes were "fortified" and built several feet above current elevation standards, according to a new analysis (pdf). Researchers see that as evidence: The federal government is underestimating the strength of storm surges as seas rise from worldwide warming, the authors say. (read rest of article]