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> I want to show people a map of "communities that will be uninsurable by 2050" Relatedly, there was a recent story in CBC [1] pointing out that flood maps are
by SECProto 7y ago
> I want to show people a map of "communities that will be uninsurable by 2050"
Relatedly, there was a recent story in CBC [1] pointing out that flood maps are due to get updated next year, and the impact it will have on housing prices.
[1] https://www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/flood-plains-1.5135336 https://www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/flood-plains-1.5135336
- southern_cross 7y agoRecent research suggests that flood maps (at least in the US) now and always have understated flood-prone areas by a factor of something like 3x. So those 100-year and 500-year and such flood pronouncements may be equally off, too.