New analysis could help Washington, D.C., better prepare for floods
Climate Connections

New analysis could help Washington, D.C., better prepare for floods

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 21, 20261 min
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Maps that account for rainfall and overwhelmed storm drains show greater risks than traditional flood plain maps. Learn more at https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/

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I'm Dr. Anthony Leiserwitz and this is Climate Connections. A recent analysis shows that the risk of flooding in Washington, D.C. is worse than city planners thought. Two years ago, the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board, or TPB, found

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that many of the region's roads, rails and bus stops were at risk of flooding. But something was missing. roads that local say flood regularly did not show up as high risk. Katherine Raynone, a TPB planner, says that's because the group used FEMA's floodplain

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maps, which only look at flooding near bodies of water like rivers. So they did a second study with new flood maps that take into account how heavy rain can cause floods and overflow storm drains far from rivers or streams. 25% more roads and highway miles were at risk.

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