Summary
Heavy rainstorms and flooding are becoming more common due to climate change. Communities across the United States have experienced severe flooding, which reveals that current infrastructure may not be adequate to handle these events. Improving infrastructure to deal with increased flooding will be very expensive.
Key Facts
- Climate change is leading to more frequent and intense rainstorms.
- Many U.S. communities have experienced severe floods recently.
- These extreme weather events are expected to increase as the planet warms.
- Current infrastructure is often not sufficient to manage increased flood risks.
- Upgrading infrastructure to handle flooding better will cost a lot of money.
- The Federal Emergency Management Agency's flood maps sometimes miss predicted flood zones.
- Camp Mystic in Texas faced heavy damage from recent flooding.
