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2. Flood insurance isn't perfect. You should probably buy ... - AOL

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   Many of FEMA’s flood zone maps haven’t been updated in years, and even those that have been rely on historical storm data and don’t take into account how climate change and an atmosphere ...

3. 1979 Easter flood - Wikipedia

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   The 1979 Easter flood was one of the most costly and devastating floods to ever occur in Mississippi, United States, with $500–700 million in damages ($2.1 billion in 2020 dollars). [2] [3] It was the result of the Pearl River being overwhelmed by severe rain upstream. Floodwaters sent the Pearl River 15 feet above flood stage.

4. Flood insurance rate map - Wikipedia

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   These FIRMs are used in identifying whether a land or building is in flood zone and, if so, which of the different flood zones are in effect. In 2004, FEMA began a project to update and digitize the flood plain maps at a yearly cost of $200 million. The new maps usually take around 18 months to go from a preliminary release to the final product.

5. Got a flood prone property? FEMA is funding buyouts and ... - AOL

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   The property buyout aspect of the program enables local governments to use FEMA funds to buy properties —whether residential, commercial or vacant land — in the wake of a disaster such as ...

6. Jackson, Mississippi water crisis - Wikipedia

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   A public health crisis in and around the city of Jackson, Mississippi, began in late August 2022 after the Pearl River flooded due to severe storms in the state. [1] The flooding caused the O. B. Curtis Water Treatment Plant, the city's largest water treatment facility, which was already running on backup pumps due to failures the month prior, to stop the treatment of drinking water indefinitely.

7. Periodic flooding hurts Mississippi. But could mitigation ...

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   Flooding left squishy, stinky messes in hundreds of homes in Mississippi's capital city in 2020 — a recurring problem when heavy rains push the Pearl River over its banks. The U.S. Army Corps of ...