What Types of Insurance does a Small Business Need?
Insurance is there to protect us from life’s unexpected calamities. In the home, insurance steps in when a storm damages the roof or you spill red paint on a white carpet. Away from the home, insurance is a godsend More...
Water Damage Statistics Gathered from Around the US Bring Forward Surprising Conclusions
Water damage is more common than the average citizen believes and insurance companies are losing billions of dollars every year solely due to the repair costs. Taking a look at stats that were collected from multiple More...
Architecture in the Era of Climate Change
As climate change continues to present huge challenges in the United States and around the world, architects are taking notice and vowing to do things differently. This is especially true in commercial development More...
Why it’s vital to deal with mold problems after a flood
Hurricane Florence crippled the Carolinas over the weekend, causing floods that have had a great impact on the population. The amount of water arriving on the road is greater than expected. It seems as if the water More...
SEC offers relief for hurricane victims, including companies, accountants, municipal advisors and agents
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it is providing regulatory relief to publicly traded companies, investment companies, accountants, transfer agents, municipal advisors and others affected More...
Over 80 USGA scientists are in the Carolinas, Virginia to keep vital information available for recovery
At least 80 U.S. Geological Survey scientists are in the field in the Carolinas and Virginia, working to ensure that vital information about river flooding continues to reach emergency managers, forecasters and More...
Home Depot increases 2018 disaster response giving to $3 million
Today, The Home Depot Foundation increased its financial support to $3 millionfor disaster relief efforts and communities impacted by recent disasters, including Hurricane Florence, Olivia, the California wildfires More...
FEMA issues safety tips, warning ahead of Hurricane Florence disaster
As Hurricane Florence approaches the coastal United States, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is encouraging those in low lying and flood-risk areas to plan and prepare for potential flooding. Hurricane More...
Understanding the Aftermath of a Flood and its Psychological Impact
It was in late-August of 2017 when the US was hit by Hurricane Harvey. Unprecedented amounts of rainfall took a toll on Houston, one of America’s largest cities. The rainfall, which totaled up to 60 inches, More...
Clean Up Begins After Massachusetts Nor’easter, State of Emergency Declared
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker declared a state of emergency over the weekend as coastal towns in the state were hit hard with severe flooding and weather. Effective immediately, the state of emergency went More...
California mudslides leave 13 dead, hundreds trapped in Montecito
Incredible mudslides in Southern California slammed everything in sight, leaving a death toll of 13 as of Wednesday morning with over 160 listed as injured. Hundreds of first responders in Santa Barbara County waded More...
CNN’s John Berman implies Hurricane Harvey tied to climate change, Bill Read cautions against the fake news
A CNN anchor tried to push a climate change narrative on live air Friday while talking to a scientist about Hurricane Harvey, but the scientist cautioned against the rhetoric. John Berman was talking with Bill More...
4 Things You Need to Know about Water Damage
Natural disasters are a rare occurrence but when they happen, they leave behind a trail of destruction. Even then, some types of water damage like pipe failure, plumbing leaks and drain overflows are bound to happen More...
Convoy of Hope still leading efforts to help flood victims in Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma
Flooding clean up continues across southern Missouri, northern Arkansas, and eastern Oklahoma and knee deep in the trenches with struggling families is Convoy of Hope. Based out of Springfield, Missouri, the mission More...
What Causes Sewer Backups?
Sewer backups are a plumbing emergency that one dreads to even imagine. Modern cities are full of buildings, parking lots, and other construction, and slowing down the flow of water in heavy rain becomes difficult More...
How to Choose the Right Water Damage Restoration Company
Floods are the USA’s number-one natural disaster, with more than $1bn paid out through insurance claims in the past decade. Depending on your location, your property will be at greater risk of floods than others. More...
Why It’s Crucial To Volunteer With Disaster Relief Organizations
When we’re debating which charities we wish to contribute our time and money to, sometimes we overlook one of the most essential charitable causes, which are disaster relief efforts. There are countless tragic More...
Illinois, Missouri floods leave at least 20 dead, two more missing
Flooding caused by severe weather conditions continues to endanger the lives of residents in Missouri and Illinois and reportedly has killed at least 20 thus far. According to ABCNews.com the flooding from continuous More...
Texas: Chick-fil-A opens on Sunday to give out free food to flood victims
Several Texas Chick-fil-A restaurants operated last Sunday (Dec. 27) to provide meals for flood victims as the Christian-owned business broke from their typical schedule to cook food for those affected by deadly More...
‘Finding Noah’ review: too much expedition, not enough theology or discovery
Fathom Events partnered with 17K ASL, Propeller, and Alchemy to bring the documentary Finding Noah to select cinemas and capture the dangerous expedition up Mount Ararat to seek evidence to the location of Noah’s More...
