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Roofs are often the first point of failure in a storm, exposing homes to rainwater damage and creating flying debris that poses further risks to people and property.
FEMA flood maps are essential tools for identifying flood risks, but they have significant coverage gaps, and politics can get in the way.
Forecasters already patch together very rough estimates, and ending NOAA’s ‘billion-dollar disasters’ list means less access to insurance data. Texas’ state climatologists explain why that matters.
Costs quickly rise when things go wrong with roads, roofs and power lines. Many of those risks are also avoidable.
Local communities need to be warned more clearly and effectively if there is a threat of a storm surge and of coastal flooding.
Honolulu, Baltimore, Charleston, S.C. and several other cities harmed by rising seas and extreme weather are suing the oil industry. At stake is who pays for the staggering costs of climate change.
A look back at hurricane history suggests we may be significantly underestimating future risks.
Rising populations and a warming climate mean storm surges from super cyclones are likely to affect increasing numbers of vulnerable people.
Wetlands bear the brunt of much storm damage to the coast. But over the past 300 years, 85% of the world’s wetland area has been destroyed.
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Associate Professor, Institute for Global Prosperity, UCL
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Professor of Physical Geography, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Law Emeritus, Vermont Law & Graduate School
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Oceanography, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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Senior Research Associate in Geography, University of Bristol
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Honorary Research Associate in Climate Science, University of Bristol
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Professor of Climate Science, University of Bristol
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Professor of Law Emeritus, Widener University
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Professor of Engineering, University at Buffalo
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Senior Research Associate in Marine Ecology, Lancaster University
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Regents Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, Texas A&M University
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Research Assistant Professor in Atmospheric Sciences, Texas A&M University
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Professor of Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences, City University of New York
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Senior Lecturer in Engineering, University of Waikato