Under water: How FEMA’s outdated flood maps incentivize property owners to take risks

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/water-femas-outdated-flood-maps-incentivize-system-risk-negotiable-rcna220529

In an ideal system, flood mapping would combine detailed on-the-ground engineering, modern rainfall and streamflow data and predictions about future climate risk. Steubing said floodplain managers need more dynamic tools that depict different flooding scenarios — like fast-falling deluges that blanket small areas, and less rapid but persistent storms that last days. That would help determine risk much more precisely for individual communities.

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