7 Million at Extreme Flood Risk: New Study

0:00A new study out of the University of Alabama drops some heavy numbers on flood risks along the Atlantic and Gulf Coast. Over 17,500,000 people face very high risk with another 17 million at high risk from Texas to Maine. New York City and New Orleans topped a list for exposure. Researchers crunched 16 factors like geography, population density, infrastructure and social vulnerabilities, pulling in past FEMA damaged data. They used three AI tools to map it all. Even breaking out the top 1% extreme floods were 4,300,000 are at vary. High risk in 20,500,000 at high. Folks like the elderly, poor, kids and less educated are hit hardest, especially in big storms like Hurricane Harvey or Superstorm Sandy. Experts are stunned by the scale. New York alone has 4,750,000 at the top 2 risk levels, with over 200,000 buildings in

1:01the danger zone. Other spots like Jacksonville with 679,000, Houston under 600,000, Miami, Norfolk and Charleston are right, there too. What sets this apart is factoring in sinking land, impervious surfaces and human factors, all worsened by climate change making floods more frequent. People planners can use this to build smarter think wetlands, rain gardens and natural barriers over just dams and levies. Time to level up resilience before the next wave crashes in. I'm Corey with the story. That's your Canada News today update, AI powered and always on.