#flood-risk — Public Fediverse posts

Coastal Towns Face Double Bind: Rising Seas and Escalating Taxes

Phillip Island residents successfully lowered their land tax by proving flood risk was ignored in property valuations. Learn how this affects coastal communities.

#PhillipIsland, #LandTax, #FloodRisk, #PropertyValuation, #ClimateChange

https://newsletter.tf/phillip-island-lower-land-tax-flood-risk/

Dozens of Phillip Island residents have successfully reduced their land tax bills by up to 15% after proving their properties' flood risks were not considered in official valuations.

#PhillipIsland, #LandTax, #FloodRisk, #PropertyValuation, #ClimateChange
https://newsletter.tf/phillip-island-lower-land-tax-flood-risk/

Global Study Reveals Rapid Land Subsidence in Major River Deltas Threatening Millions

📰 Original title: Hundreds of millions at risk as river deltas sink faster than rising seas

🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Usuarios: It's not clickbait ✅

View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/global-study-reveals-rapid-land-subsidence-in-major-river-deltas-threatening-millions/?redirpost=13e18bfa-8fc6-45bf-ad46-78f58fa6b4dd

#environment #riverdeltas #subsidence #floodrisk

Water flow in prairie watersheds is increasingly unpredictable — but AI could help
#ClimateChange #Prairies #Canada #WaterManagement #FloodRisk #AI #Hydrology #Agriculture #Environment #Wetlands #Innovation #Sustainability #RuralCommunities #WaterCrisis
https://the-14.com/water-flow-in-prairie-watersheds-is-increasingly-unpredictable-but-ai-could-help/

🌍 Data to stories that matter.

WorldPop’s high-resolution population data supported a New York Times investigation into sea level rise risks from Thwaites Glacier.

📊 4.7M more people at risk in Shanghai
📊 Up to 7M in Bangkok

From Lagos to New Orleans, our data helps show who is at risk - and where.

Learn more: https://www.worldpop.org/blog/mapping-human-impact-worldpop-open-data-powering-global-journalism/

#DataForGood #ClimateChange #DataJournalism #OpenData #SeaLevelRise #FloodRisk
@newyorktimes @TheConversationClimate

Vertical Land Motion And Human Exposure Across India's Coastal Regions
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2025GL120539 <-- shared paper 🔗
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https://www.indiaspend.com/climate-change/indias-coastal-cities-face-heavy-flooding-risk-due-to-sea-level-rise-970906 <-- shared media article 🔗
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#SeaLevelRise #Subsidence #India #InSAR #radar #Postdoc #GIS #spatial #mapping #inSAR #LandSubsidence #remotesensing #coast #coastal #coastline #India #earthobservation #subsidence #rise #urban #city #SLR #ClimateChange #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #marine #ocean #water #hydrology #risk #hazard #humanimpacts #flood #flooding #model #modeling #floodrisk #infrastructure #damage #costs #economics #verticallandmotion #VLM #ESA #Sentinel #Ahmedabad #Chennai #Amaravathi #Kochi #Kakinada #Kolkata #deltas #estuary #demographics #population #coastalsubsidence #landuse #planning #mitigation #farmland #agriculture #foodsecurity #groundwater #pumping #extraction

Trump claims his pollution rollback will save Americans money – but climate change is raising household costs
#Environment #ClimateChange #Trump #Economy #Inflation #EnergyBills #PublicPolicy #GlobalWarming #FloodRisk #Wildfires #CarbonEmissions #Politics
https://the-14.com/trump-claims-his-pollution-rollback-will-save-americans-money-but-climate-change-is-raising-household-costs/

UK Winters Are Getting Wetter, Scientists Say

https://newsletter.tf/uk-winters-wetter-climate-change/

UK winters are wetter due to climate change. Scientists find rain is increasing faster than expected, raising flood risks and adaptation worries.

#UKWeather, #ClimateChange, #WetterWinters, #FloodRisk, #ScienceNews

UK Winters Growing Wetter Amidst Climate Change, Scientists Indicate

https://newsletter.tf/uk-winters-wetter-climate-change/

UK winters are getting wetter due to climate change, with rain increasing faster than predicted and raising flood concerns.

#UKWeather, #ClimateChange, #WetterWinters, #FloodRisk, #ScienceNews

UK Winters Are Getting Wetter, Scientists Say

Scientists have found that UK winters are becoming wetter because the world is getting warmer. This means more rain and a bigger chance of floods. The changes are happening faster than scientists first thought.

https://newsletter.tf/uk-winters-wetter-climate-change/

#UKWeather, #ClimateChange, #WetterWinters, #FloodRisk, #ScienceNews

Probabilistic Modeling Of InSAR-Derived Land Subsidence Hazard In New York City For Transportation Infrastructure Damage Risk Assessments
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2026.105118 <-- shared paper
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#NewYork #NewYorkCity #NYC #GIS #spatial #mapping #subsidence #InSAR #radar #elevation #remotesensing #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #model #modeling #probabilistic #framework #risk #hazard #infrastructure #transportation #subway #highway #roads #airports #LandSubsidence #damage #cost #economics #JFK #LaGuardia #runways #buildings #flood #flooding #floodrisk #sealevelrise #SLR #impacts #lowlying #reclaimed #urban #monitoring #mitigation #maintenance #coast #coastal #delta #sediments #megacity

#JCRR RESEARCH ARTICLE NOTIFICATION: Our latest peer-reviewed research is now live!

In this article, authors Jesse Gourevitch, Environmental Defense Fund; Max Snyder, University of California; and Carolyn Kousky, Environmental Defense Fund, explore the effects of risk-based pricing reform on flood insurance uptake: https://journalofcrr.com/research/03-07-gourevitch-et-al/

#DiamondOpenAccess #FloodRisk #Insurance #ClimateChange

Three things that might trigger massive ice sheet collapse
#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #IceSheets #Greenland #Antarctica #SeaLevelRise #Environment #ClimateCrisis #The14 #EnvironmentalJustice #PolarRegions #FloodRisk #EarthScience #ClimateAlert
https://the-14.com/three-things-that-might-trigger-massive-ice-sheet-collapse/

Mapping Current And Future Flood Exposure Using A 5 Metre Flood Model And Climate Change Projections [Vancouver, Canada]
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https://nhess.copernicus.org/articles/24/699/2024/ <-- shared technical article
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/17/pacific-north-west-flooding-british-columbia-washington-state-canada <-- shared 2021 technical media article, PNW flooding
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[this post should not be considered an endorsement of a specific vendor, etc]
#water #hydrology #flood #flooding #risk #hazard #Vancouver #BritishColumbia #Canada #climatechange #extremeweather #localfloods #GIS #spatial #mapping #riskassessment #spatialanalysis #floodexposure #riskmapping #model #modeling #floodriskmanagement #riskmanagement #naturaldisaster #rainfall #precipitation #stormsurge #hazardmapping #floodmapping #floodrisk #infrastructure #cost #economics #fluvial #pluvial #geomorphology #elevation #geomorphometry #regulatory #regulations #spatiotemporal

https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/14/headlines/900_000_palestinians_face_flood_risk_as_heavy_rains_compound_gazas_misery

#Palestine🇵🇸#FloodRisk

🌊 Flood risk consultants collaborates with a poet to merge science with poetry to communicate #FloodRisk and #ClimateResilience! We need to explore unconventional solutions to engage communities, even if it's not an immediate solution. I love it!

👉 https://bendingthearcmagazine.substack.com/p/we-are-resilience-a-thrutopian-approach

Breaking News – Rain: Heavy rains in this district today
https://vaartha.com/heavy-rains-in-this-district-today/breaking-news/548012/
#BreakingNews #HeavyRain #RainToday #WeatherAlert #RainAlert #Rainfall #DistrictRain #Monsoon2025 #WeatherUpdate #RainyDay #FloodAlert #IndianWeather #StaySafe #RainForecast #WeatherNews #Rain2025 #RainInDistrict #EmergencyAlert #WeatherWarning #Nature #Climate #DailyWeather #FloodRisk #WeatherReport #Environment

The flood took ALL of the structures within the zone and then some.

#floodrisk

Meteorologists say the National Weather Service did its job in #Texas
@WIRED
#DOGE cut hundreds of jobs at the NWS, but experts who spoke to WIRED say the agency accurately predicted the state's weekend #floodrisk

At least 27 people, including nine children, are dead in central Texas after #flashfloods struck suddenly on the morning of the Fourth of July holiday

https://www.wired.com/story/meteorologists-say-the-national-weather-service-did-its-job-in-texas/

🌡️ Extreme heat continues across the Midwest to Northeast, with dangerous heat indices above 100°F. Heavy rainfall risks flash floods in the Southwest & Upper Midwest this week. Stay hydrated & seek cooling! #WeatherAlert #HeatWave #FloodRisk

https://www.makensweather.com/weekly-weather-watch/2025/06/17/weekly-weather-watch-m5tg7

Nature-Based Solutions As Building Blocks For Coastal Flood Risk Reduction - A Model-Based Ecosystem Service Assessment
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-95230-4 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #naturebased #naturebasedsolutions #NbS #flood #flooding #model #modeling #ecosystem #assessment #floodrisk #risk #hazard #climatechange #adaption #extremeweather #stormsurge #mitigation #metrics #quantitative #hydrogeomorphic #geomorphology #geomorphometry #ecohydromorphodynamic #modular #habitat #storm #sealevelrise #SLT #Sicily #coast #coastal #barriers #mangrove #vegetation