Flood maps show US vastly underestimates contamination risk at old industrial sites
Climate change is colliding with old factory sites where soil or water contamination still exist, and the most vulnerable populations are particularly at risk.
Scott Frickel, Professor of Sociology and Environment and Society, Brown University •
conversation
Aug. 1, 2022 • ~10 min
Aug. 1, 2022 • ~10 min
New flood maps show US damage rising 26% in next 30 years due to climate change alone, and the inequity is stark
A street-by-street analysis shows where the risks are rising fastest and also lays bare the inequities of who has to endure America’s crippling flood problem.
Paul Bates, Professor of Hydrology, School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol •
conversation
Jan. 31, 2022 • ~9 min
Jan. 31, 2022 • ~9 min
Beavers offer lessons about managing water in a changing climate, whether the challenge is drought or floods
Beavers in our landscapes have great potential to provide small-scale adaptations to climate change – if humans can figure out how to live with them.
Christine E. Hatch, Professor of Geosciences, UMass Amherst •
conversation
Jan. 20, 2022 • ~9 min
Jan. 20, 2022 • ~9 min
Homes are flooding outside FEMA's 100-year flood zones, and racial inequality is showing through
New risk models show nearly twice as many properties are at risk from a 100-year flood today than the government's flood maps indicate.
Kevin T. Smiley, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Louisiana State University •
conversation
Sept. 24, 2020 • ~8 min
Sept. 24, 2020 • ~8 min
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