Rice researcher develops interactive tool to track FEMA buyouts
October 16, 2025
October 16, 2025
HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 16 -- Rice University posted the following news release:
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Rice researcher develops interactive tool to track FEMA buyouts
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When a natural disaster devastates a community, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) buyout program is one of the few options for helping residents move to safer ground. But a new interactive tool created at Rice University shows that the vast majority of people aren't relying on FE . . .
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Rice researcher develops interactive tool to track FEMA buyouts
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When a natural disaster devastates a community, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) buyout program is one of the few options for helping residents move to safer ground. But a new interactive tool created at Rice University shows that the vast majority of people aren't relying on FE . . .