According to First Street Foundation, in the most extreme cases, over 20 counties in the US – home to over 1.3 million people – are expected to experience the current “1-in-100 year flood” severe event at least once every 8-10 years.
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Flooding Hits American Towns
The unprecedented storms in the mountains of eastern Kentucky last summer illustrated a growing and often overlooked threat that scientists say is exacerbated by climate change: severe flooding across swaths of the inland U.S.
“Worsening Winds” Report Finds 13.4 Million Properties to Be Newly Exposed to Hurricane Winds
First Street Foundation’s model finds that over 13.4 million properties will be exposed to tropical cyclones in 30 years that are not currently.
Emerging “Extreme Heat Belt” to Impact Over 107 Million Americans by 2053
First Street Foundation last week eleased their peer-reviewed extreme heat model along with the implications highlighted in The 6th National Risk Assessment: Hazardous Heat. The report identifies the impact of increasing temperatures at a property level, and how the frequency, duration, and intensity of extremely hot days will change over the next 30 years from… Continue reading Emerging “Extreme Heat Belt” to Impact Over 107 Million Americans by 2053
Nearly 80 Million U.S. Properties Face Wildfire Risk, New Study Says
Nonprofit research firm First Street Foundation released its own wildfire risk model Monday, citing that nearly 80 million U.S. residential and commercial properties face some risk of wildfire damage in the next 30 years. According to Matthew Eby, executive director of the nonprofit First Street Foundation, the model is the first attempt to make property-level… Continue reading Nearly 80 Million U.S. Properties Face Wildfire Risk, New Study Says
American Businesses Will Lose More than 3.1 Million Days of Operation from Flooding Next Year
A new report from First Street Foundation and global engineering and consulting firm Arup provides new insights for communities at risk of flooding. While previous studies by First Street Foundation have provided flood risk data for individual homeowners, this report offers a data-driven assessment of flood-related risks on the commercial market. Titled “The 4th National… Continue reading American Businesses Will Lose More than 3.1 Million Days of Operation from Flooding Next Year
One-Quarter of the Nation’s Roads in Peril Against Flooding, Report on Infrastructure Risk Says
Almost a quarter of the nation’s roads and other critical infrastructure — from hospitals to police and fire stations to wastewater treatment plants — are at risk of becoming overcome by climate change-exacerbated flooding, a new report from the nonprofit First Street Foundation finds. The report examines risk over the next three decades, including every… Continue reading One-Quarter of the Nation’s Roads in Peril Against Flooding, Report on Infrastructure Risk Says
Study Finds that Floridians Are Underpaying for Flood Insurance
If you live in Florida, you should probably be paying more for flood insurance. And you likely will be soon. That first finding is the conclusion of a new analysis by First Street Foundation, a nonprofit research group focused on climate impacts on property value, which found that the majority of Floridians face a higher… Continue reading Study Finds that Floridians Are Underpaying for Flood Insurance