maybe those homes were elevated, had structural innovations to make them safer from flooding and wind but roads flood. power systems go down. just because a living room is dry doesn't mean people were unaffected. winknews.com/2024/09/27/s...
Hurricane Helene has brought heavy rainfall to Southwest Florida, causing significant flooding in many areas.
the images of #Helene#floodplains - BUT it still built ~400,000 *new* homes in designated, regulated floodplains 2001-2019 that's 400,000 families
2 new papers out - US towns limit new buildings in floodplains more than you think - and can do better, using routine local tools Brief write up: udel.edu/0012471
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New paper out shows levee construction ~ 62% acceleration in floodplain expansion contig US. BUT effect weakens over time due to land use regulations. Nicely sums both the concerns of levee building AND the power of land use. by M. Ding et al. Peking U; KSU; UO; UI et al nature.com/articles/s41...
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"Their small rural subdivision in the Trinity River bottom has been slowly abandoned, devastated by flooding and intense rains — the kind of weather that’s becoming more extreme in East Texas due to climate change — prompting a spiral of decline that’s left the area nearly uninhabitable."
In Liberty County, one neighborhood has been slowly abandoned as years of flooding and intense rains prompted a spiral of decline. A struggling buyout program shows the complexities and limitations o�...
thanks! super excited to get to work in the climate video game space! I mean, it will be rough to *have* to play more games ....