Robert Diffenderfer: Higher flood insurance costs signal need to act on sea level rise
Published November 1, 2021 • Florida Politics
In recent weeks, news reports have highlighted the spike in flood insurance premiums that some homeowners are experiencing now that federal agencies have updated the methodology and maps that determine rates for the National Flood Insurance Program. It’s understandable that stories like these — with homeowners describing premiums that soared from a few hundred dollars to several thousand — would attract significant attention.