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Report: 30% of state critical infrastructure at risk of failing in...
PROVIDENCE – A major flood could render inoperable nearly one-third of Rhode Island's hospitals, wastewater treatment plants, ports and other critical infrastructure, simultaneously making...
Report: Over half of R.I. policyholders of national flood insurance will...
PROVIDENCE – Over half of Rhode Island property owners with national flood insurance will see their annual premiums increase under changes to the Federal...
SURGE MENTALITY: Warning sounded about Providence’s widespread flood risks
Arnold “Buff” Chace Jr. was 7 years old when Hurricane Carol ravaged Rhode Island, with a storm surge that submerged downtown Providence in 12...
Report warns R.I. properties could see insurance premiums spike under updated...
PROVIDENCE - More than 5,000 Rhode Island property owners would see flood insurance premiums increase 150% if federal flood programs were updated to reflect...
Study: More R.I. properties face greater flood risk
Mark A. Male’s South Kingstown home is at minimal risk of flooding, at least according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s flood plain maps.
Even...
Flood risk too costly to ignore
Rhode Island has so far escaped what has been a very active hurricane season, but the danger of flooding is a fact of life...
R.I. property values impacted by sea level rise
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island properties failed to realize $44.7 million in increased value due to tidal flooding from rising seas from 2005 to 2017,...
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