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Flooding poses significant challenges for communities across the U.S. and around the world — and it’s getting worse due to #ClimateChange. Making people and infrastructure more resilient starts with high-quality data to help us better understand where flood risks are escalating. At AT&T we’re using inland and coastal flood projections developed with Argonne National Laboratory to analyze where our network faces threats and needs additional protections such as floodgates. This work helps prepare our network for a future of more frequent and severe flooding. #ATTimpact #CommunityResilience https://lnkd.in/gXpmUpeM

"What Can Helene’s ‘Biblical’ Flooding Teach" | PORTDIDE | 10/05/2024 INSIGHT: Historic rainfall that devastated the Southeast was generated by conditions that still exist. What lessons can local governments in other parts of the country take from Helene? In Brief: Hurricane Helene's destructive power was the consequence of record heat, ocean temperature and atmospheric moisture. Extreme rain, which caused the most widespread destruction, has impacted communities throughout the country in recent years. Planning to mitigate the worst consequences of future flooding depends on data that reflects a significantly different risk environment than historical norms. #HeleneBiblicalFlooding #Hurricane #flooding #environment #recordheat #oceantemperature #atmosphericmoisture The New Georgia Project Rainforest Alliance Clinton Global Initiative Clinton Foundation Bloomberg Business Insider United States Department of Defense The Rockefeller Foundation Financial Times Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Greenpeace The Wall Street Journal Meta NPR Oxfam Open Society Foundations POLITICO American Red Cross U.S. Department of State United Nations UNICEF USAID The White House

The urgent need for safe housing in flood zones is crucial, especially in lower-income areas like eastern Kentucky. The warming climate exacerbates the situation, making it essential to address this issue promptly. Without proper insurance or relocation options, affected individuals lack the necessary support, emphasizing the critical need for safe housing solutions in flood-prone regions. #SafeHousing #FloodZones #ClimateChange #Kentucky #flood #flooding #floodinsuarnce #insuarnce #explore

Social connections can shape perceptions about climate change and motivate people to invest more in protection against natural disasters, such as flood insurance and risk mitigation, according to a new study of post-hurricane behavior. Read more: https://lnkd.in/g8vTr5KJ #predictandprevent #resilience #climaterisk

A recent Politico article sounded a warning about the nation’s flood preparations – with #ClimateChange accelerating flood risk to arguably more ‘catastrophic’ levels than any time over the last seventy years. The UK’s flood defences are extensive, with government plans to invest £5.2 billion in flood and coastal erosion schemes from 2021 – 2027. Yet as extreme weather events such as drought and floods become increasingly frequent, #NatureBasedSolutions (NbS) could provide substantive benefits. Implementing NbS has the potential to not just #mitigate flood risk, but also provide climate change adaptation measures and bring about positive change for the climate and #biodiversity. Natural flood management such as a catchment-based approach to flood resilience can help reduce flood risk to vulnerable #communities. It is clear the UK’s water sector is at a critical juncture – and the incoming government must collaborate with industry leaders and decision-makers to deliver a strategic and long-term approach to flood risk. Working closely with our clients, GHD is reshaping the #water sector to build a sustainable future. Movement towards becoming #NaturePositive is a critical piece of the puzzle to tackle the interlocked crises of disaster risk, climate change, and biodiversity loss – and ensure future communities are #resilient for years to come. https://lnkd.in/eckJ3_zb #NbS #FloodRisk #WaterSolutions #resilience

A 43% rise in the number of homes and businesses exposed to flood risk - or 4.6 million(!) properties - now estimated from better data and modelling by the Environment Agency. Statistics that confirm what many have already thought following our particularly wet autumn, and a good summation of the need for #climateadaptation with investment in #flooddefences and smart choices about where we build new. No mention of the important role of #nature restoration in combating flood risk though - an imperative that should not be overlooked. #floodrisk

A new map shows future flood risk zones extending higher and further inland on Canada's coast, particularly impacting populated areas in Richmond, Delta and South Surrey. This CBC article explores climate-related flood risk in coastal BC and some of the adaptation work taking place. https://lnkd.in/gJxiAVhT

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is expanding its definition of floodplains to consider climate change's impact on future flood risk when deciding where and how to build after hurricanes, aiming to enhance community resilience by elevating structures above floodplains. #FEMA #CommunityResilience #DisasterRecovery #flood #floodinsurance #flooding #floods #explore

Heavy rains, devestating floods, severe droughts, heat waves, temperature records and forest fires around Europe🌡🥵😨☔️🔥⏰️🌍💥 We are facing the effects of climate change daily. Neither can we neglect it or avoid it any more - only adapt to some extent if we take the right measures, such as making use of natural water retention. 🌳💧 #climatecrisis #flood #drought #climateadaptation #timeforaction

"These supercharged floods are one of the most pernicious impacts of an unexpected surge in sea levels across the U.S. Gulf and southeast coasts — with the ocean rising an average of 6 inches since 2010, one of the fastest such changes in the world, according to a Washington Post examination of how sea level rise is affecting the region. ... These analyses showed how much the ocean is rising and how it’s affecting flooding across this region, a preview of what other parts of the United States and the world that are affected by sea level rise will face in coming decades." #ClimateChange #Southeast #Alabama