Homes Are Flooding Outside FEMA’s 100-Year Flood Zones, Exposing Racial Inequality

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By The ConversationSep 28, 2020, 10:58 am164 pts
Kevin T. Smiley When hurricanes and other extreme storms unleash downpours like Tropical Storm Beta has been doing in the South, the floodwater doesn't always stay within the government's flood risk zones. New research suggests that nearly twice as many properties are at risk from a 100-year flood today than…

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