https://sites.google.com/view/underwaterpodcast/ Between August 11 and August 15, 2016 more than 3 times the amount of rainfall from Hurricane Katrina fell in a massive rainstorm, mostly over Southern Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico. Student and Faculty researchers have collaborated to…
Tag: Louisiana Flood of August 2016
FEMA Standards for Substantial Improvement / Substantial Damage Determinations
FEMA, 2010. Substantial Improvement / Substantial Damage Desk Reference, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC When buildings undergo repair or improvement, it is an opportunity for local floodplain management programs to reduce flood damage to existing structures. More than 21,000…
Thousands of Homes Keep Flooding, Yet They Keep Being Rebuilt Again
Katherine Bagley has written an excellent discussion of the repetitive loss problem in the National Flood Insurance Program, highlighting a Louisiana property that has flooded 40 times over the past four decades: Thousands of Homes Keep Flooding, Yet They Keep…
Suburban sprawl and poor preparation worsened flood damage in Louisiana
Suburban sprawl and poor preparation worsened flood damage in Louisiana An excellent post by Professor Craig Colten on the events leading to the August 2016 flood: Reports of flooding in Louisiana may conjure up images of Hurricane Katrina, but these…
Why was the Louisiana Flood of August 2016 so severe?
See also: How Growth-Focused Politics Helped Build Vulnerability in Louisiana’s Flood Zones Louisiana has a long history of major floods. These are driven by Mississippi River floods, extreme rainfall events, and hurricane surge. There was a heavy rain event in March 2016…