Climate Change Leaves Flood Maps Outdated, FEMA Says

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By Cristen Hemingway JaynesSep 5, 2022, 8:59 pm260 pts
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Deanne Criswell said the federal government’s flood maps are outdated following a rash of disastrous floods due to climate change-induced extreme levels of rainfall, reported The Guardian. “The part that’s really difficult right now is the…

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