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| Obama signs executive order aimed at reducing flood damage from climate change | |
| 2015-02-01 | |
| [WASHINGTONTIMES] President B.O. on Friday signed an executive director requiring all roads, buildings and other pieces of infrastructure paid for with federal money to be built in areas with less risk of flooding. With the order, Mr. Obama established the "Federal Flood Risk Management Standard," which makes the case that climate change will make floods more common and much more destructive. "These impacts are anticipated to increase over time due to the effects of climate change and other threats. Losses caused by flooding affect the environment, our economic prosperity, and public health and safety, each of which affects our national security," the president said in the order. "The federal government must take action, informed by the best-available and actionable science, to improve the nation's preparedness and resilience against flooding." Moving forward, all federal agencies and departments must "use data and methods informed by best-available, actionable climate science," and build either two feet above the 100-year flood elevation or to the 500-year flood elevation, the White House said. All critical buildings, such as hospitals and evacuation centers, must be built at least three feet above the 100-year flood elevation, the White House said.
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| Posted by:Fred |
| #13 Why did he just ask Congress to write it into a bill? They probably would have. |
| Posted by: newc 2015-02-01 15:59 |
| #12 After unfortunate experience, I now consider all basements to be instant swimming pools &/or septic tanks. Start with a basement, just add clean water, or sewage, and you will get what I got. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2015-02-01 13:15 |
| #11 Put buildings on barges in flood prone areas......... |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2015-02-01 11:43 |
| #10 P. S. I think I'll start building my Ark. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2015-02-01 10:50 |
| #9 At the current rate of sea level rise, 3 millimeters a year, the seas will be 10" higher by the end of the century. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2015-02-01 10:18 |
| #8 DC is a swamp. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2015-02-01 10:10 |
| #7 Actually not a climate thingy, but a bit of common sense from the standpoint that the government is the biggest flood insurance company - so this reduces risk to the flood insurance the same as it would were it a private company. Tying it to climate change is pretty stupid and a political ploy, but the essential action itself is pretty good. Personally, I do check to see property I'm looking at is above the 100 year flood line. If its not, then I need to factor in flood insurance as part of the cost. Its just common sense. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2015-02-01 10:03 |
| #6 Do you get the feeling that |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2015-02-01 08:29 |
| #5 Punitive measures for Red States, very similar to the recent move by the regime to block oil and gas exploration on government land in Alaska. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2015-02-01 08:27 |
| #4 It's one way of cutting funding to Jindal's Louisiana. Most of the Delta falls under that criteria. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2015-02-01 08:21 |
| #3 If you leave the Climate Change BS it's a sensible building code. |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2015-02-01 07:36 |
| #2 If he 'signs' his resignation, please call me. Aside from that, nothing else really matters. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2015-02-01 06:34 |
| #1 Maybe they will quit installing emergency generators below sea level. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2015-02-01 04:49 |