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Lorraine C. · @dancingdogs
541 followers · 6591 posts · Server forall.social
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Via ▶️. @heatmap_news

🔺With Hurricane Hilary threatening to dump potentially a year’s worth of rain on parts of the southwestern United States in the span of 72 hours, learning how to react to rising waters ahead of time can be life-saving. 🔺

🔺This is what you need to know.🔺

heatmap.news/guides/flash-floo


#usa #hilary #news #flashfloods #hurricane #california #mexico #climatechange #floods #hurricanehilary #psa #survival #fema #floodzones #knowyourrisk

Last updated 2 years ago
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Lorraine C. · @dancingdogs
393 followers · 3469 posts · Server forall.social

via @undark
mag Shocking numbers

has about 3.2 million internally displaced persons, or IDPs, around half of which live in Borno state. The 14-year-long conflict with Boko Haram has forced many people to seek refuge in camps, which are often established quickly and with little planning.

Often stuck in inappropriate shelters, in camps situated in flood zones, IDPs are at the frontlines of flood risk.

undark.org/2023/05/04/mapping-

#floodzones #idp #climatechange #nigeria

Last updated 2 years ago
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GregCocks · @GregCocks
233 followers · 293 posts · Server techhub.social
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Climate Change And Crumbling Infrastructure Create A ‘Perfect Storm’ For Americans Living In Flood Zone
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thehill.com/opinion/energy-env <-- shared article
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doi.org/10.1038/s41893-019-043 <-- shared paper
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#gis #spatial #mapping #infrastructure #realestate #sustainability #climatechange #people #development #future #property #tax #maintenance #engineers #concrete #work #model #modeling #flood #flooding #naturalhazard #NaturalHazards #naturalDisaster #river #rivercontrol #floodmapping #floodzones #weather #mitigation #floodcontrol #planning #risk #hazard #levees #levee #dam #riverside #oceanside #community #coastalcommunities #coastalengineering #coastalresilience #natural #engineered #floodplains

Last updated 2 years ago
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Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬 · @BenjaminHCCarr
674 followers · 873 posts · Server hachyderm.io
Grist - Homes in flood zones are overvalued by billions, study finds

in are overvalued by billions, study finds
Failure to account for means low-income could see their plunge, 10% of market value disappear in coming years, a blow for those least able to withstand it

grist.org/housing/homes-in-flo

#homes #floodzones #climatechange #homeowners #homevalues

Last updated 3 years ago
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Brian Harrod · @BrianHarrod
253 followers · 148 posts · Server masthead.social
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AXIOS: means US is massively over valued... ...Guess which state is overvalued by more than the next 5 states combined....

axios.com/2023/02/17/climate-c

#insurance #floodzones #fema #extreamweather #realestatebubble #floodrisk #florida #usa #news #worldnews #omg #realestate #climatechange

Last updated 3 years ago
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