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Today we launched our API (beta), which will allow access to our current flood risk data for both distribution and secondary analysis. firststreet.org/api/

Healthy wetlands could help stave off rising seas news.fiu.edu/2019/healthy-w…

1/ In July 2016, a flash flood ripped through the Main Street of Ellicott City in Maryland, destroying businesses, homes and lives. It was called a “1,000-year event.” Two years later, it happened again. apps.npr.org/ellicott-city/

.FEMA defers Risk Rating 2.0 implementation to October 1, 2021. Read the press release: fema.gov/news-release/2… #FEMA #NFIP #RiskRating #FloodInsurance #FloodRisk

Overflowing canals and drains today in Miami Beach as high tide comes in ~14 inches above predicted levels. It isn’t King Tide, but I’d bet the high winds the last couple days have something to do with it (vid via Joey Flechas)

This is about as high as it’s been during the entire #KingTide season except for mid October during the last full moon. Underlying reasons for saltwater inundation: - Gravitational pull - Onshore winds - Slower Gulf Stream - Warmer waters - Sea level rise (+5” since 1990s)

For 82 days, the residents of a Key Largo neighborhood have been forced to carefully plan their outings and find temporary workarounds to deal with stagnant water — a result not of rain, but a rising sea — that makes their streets look more like canals. nytimes.com/2019/11/24/us/…

Report: #Climatechange is making specific #weather events more extreme. More details at noaa.gov/news/report-cl… American Meteorological Society

Today we launched the First Street Foundation Flood Lab, which will allow researchers to identify the impacts of increasing flood risk on the US economy. reuters.com/article/us-usa…

'Nationwide, FEMA estimates that only about 4% of properties are insured through the [NFIP]... Even in areas that are considered high risk for flooding, just one in three properties are insured.' marketplace.org/2020/02/24/whe…

"This speaks to the bigger issue of developing in floodplains in general and how putting critical infrastructure in the flood zone without proper protection exacerbates other disasters." eenews.net/stories/106299…

Today we published our “First National Flood Risk Assessment”, and publicly released flood risk data for more than 142 million properties across the U.S. Overall, at least 16.5% of US properties are at any risk of flooding within the next 30 years. assets.firststreet.org/uploads/2020/0….

Across much of the United States, the flood risk is far greater than government estimates show, new calculations suggest. Millions of people are exposed to this hidden threat — one that will only grow as climate change worsens. nyti.ms/2NG8FXO

More than 14.6 million US properties currently have a substantial risk of flooding and 70% of these households and property owners may be unaware or underestimating their risk. Report: assets.firststreet.org/uploads/2020/0…. Tool: floodfactor.com Flood Factor

21.8 million US properties are already at risk of *any* flooding. Because of environmental changes, more than 1.6 million additional properties will be at substantial risk by 2050.

The First Street Foundation Flood Model was created with our model partners Fathom, Rhodium Group, + university researchers, who have built upon decades of peer-reviewed research and data from many govt agencies. #ThankYou! About the model: firststreet.org/flood-lab/rese…

Nationally, the First Street Foundation Flood Model identifies around 1.7 times the number of properties as having substantial risk* compared to the FEMA 1-in-100 SFHA designation. *at least a 26% chance of flooding at least once within 30 years. Page 9: assets.firststreet.org/uploads/2020/0…