As floods slam more US firms, $50 billion economic drag expected
Dec 13, 2021 · The study calculated the economic fallout from flood risk by projecting expected damage and repair time for buildings, in part by digging into detail such as which floor key equipment was …
Why some US Black neighborhoods face higher flood risk
Mar 15, 2021 · In Sacramento, California, nearly 22% of homes in former redlined areas face a high flood risk compared to about 12% in "greenlined" areas, the largest gap of any city, according to the …
Flood damage cost to US homes will rise by 61% in 30 years
NEW YORK, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Rising sea levels and extreme weather could cause $20 billion of flood damage to at-risk U.S. homes this year, rising to $32 billion by 2051, according to research ...
How 'sponge cities' use nature to tackle climate-fuelled floods
Mar 24, 2022 · A city's sponginess is not set in stone. Adding more parks, trees, other greenery or natural drainage can boost a city's absorbency and make it more flood- and drought-resilient.
Floods predicted to uproot 50 mln a year as climate heats up
MADRID, Dec 3 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The number of people at risk of being forced from their homes by river flooding could surge to as many as 50 million a year by the end of the century ...
'Surprise' urban Malaysia floods drive pleas for climate action
May 2, 2022 · "We knew that it was raining constantly and we expected a flood - but not to that extent," the 22-year-old told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. "The doors burst open. Water came in like crazy.
Can bamboo walls help Uganda hold back worsening floods?
Nov 23, 2021 · The bamboo - increasingly widely used as a flood defense in Uganda - acts like a wall when grown, slowing water pouring from swollen rivers.
How a flood-prone village in the U.S. moved to drier ground
Jul 14, 2014 · The flood level in the lowest-lying parts of the village peaked at 16 feet (nearly 5 metres), displacing 2,500 people from Valmeyer and nearby farms.
Thousands of Dutch urged to leave their homes as rivers flood
Jul 15, 2021 · Water levels on the Meuse and the Rur reached record levels, surpassing the levels that led to large floods in 1993 and 1995 AMSTERDAM, July 15 (Reuters) - Thousands of people in the …
Brazil's pandemic-weary Manaus flooded by rising Amazon rivers
May 17, 2021 · "The water level is... the third highest in the history of the city. If it continues like this, it will pass the record 2012 flood," said mayoral spokesman Emerson Quaresma.