Posted on 01/31/2022 10:27:35 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Paris (AFP) – Climate change is on track to ramp up the annual cost of US flood damage more than 25 percent by 2050, according to new research Monday that warns disadvantaged communities will likely bear the brunt of the financial burden.
The study published in the journal Nature Climate Change used new flood models to map out the present and future impact of sea level rise, tropical cyclones and changing weather patterns.
Researchers used nationwide property asset data, information on communities and flood projections to estimate flood risk across the US.
The study showed that poorer communities with a proportionally larger white population currently face the steepest losses.
But future growth in flood risk is expected to have a greater impact on African American communities on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts.
"The mapping clearly indicates Black communities will be disproportionately affected in a warming world, in addition to the poorer White communities which predominantly bear the historical risk," said Wing.
"Both of these findings are of significant concern."
The researchers said these figures are "essentially locked in climatically", meaning that even if emissions fall dramatically they would still be the same.
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LOL...I just started my post with an “oh noes”, too, on Obama!
“They”, more often than not, can’t predict tomorrow’s weather but they got this climate change crap down pat, suuuuure.
The Covid thing is steadily losing power.
They’ve got to get back on the global warming pony.
That’s nothing! Just wait till 2080 arrives! WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE!
I feel so relieved! I thought we only had about 10 years left...
Now I have BIG plans because there’s nothing to worry about until I’m 95 years old.
Well I guess there’s no point in the US taking in any “climate refugees” then.
Great news! With all this flooding, a lot more water front property will be available.
Do these groups ever look back 25 years and compare what they said then to reality? Should be a full day at their annual convention.
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