Mapping Coastal Flood Risk Lags Behind Sea Level Rise – NPR
Article Synopsis – As the seas rise, coastal flooding will become more frequent and more widespread, but mapping where future floods will strike has barely begun. Most people with property in flood zones are required to buy insurance from FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program, but FEMA’s maps are based on past patterns of flooding. Future sea level rise is not factored in. FEMA does not currently have the budget to create maps of future flood zones, so some communities are doing the mapping themselves. To read the actual article click here.