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How to Protect Your Pet in a Flood

Flood waters present a mountain of obstacles for pet owners. Protecting your pet during a storm requires quick thinking and planning to ensure a famil

Protect Your Home with Flood Planning

Often flood events happen fast. In unexpected weather emergencies, waters can rise in a matter of minutes. The only way to protect your home and belon

Does Home and Auto Insurance Cover Water Damage?

Insurance is an owner's first line of defense against high costs from flood damage. You'll want to make sure that you're covered in case of an unexpec

EU Flood Costs May Quadruple by 2050

Increasing flood defenses may save the EU money over time. Extreme events like floods hit interdependent regions simultaneously, causing devastating f

Strategies to Prepare and Respond to Floods

Floods are not uncommon in the United Kingdom, with severe floods affecting various parts of the country. In November 2016, the government put 1200 troops on a 24-hour standby to help deal with flooding, including assisting those

Flood Response Checklist

Unexpected floods from rising tides, plumbing mishaps, or severe weather events often come as a surprise to homeowners who don't know what to do. When

How Protect Yourself from Experiencing a Flood

Acts of God are hard to avoid, if you happen to live in the path of an extreme weather event. However, understanding the types of floods that occur ca

Predicting Floods Can Save Lives

Predicting flooding is the fist step to warning residents to evacuate in case of a flood emergency. Researchers are analyzing rivers and streams for h

European Environmental Agency

The EEA delivers independent environmental information to assist in developing public policy. The agency's data-driven conclusions help citizens and l

Disaster Aid Responds to Global Emergencies

Rotary International's Disaster Aid groups help people around the globe with support when they've lost everything to a natural disaster. From 1975 to

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