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Does federal flood data underestimate risk?

Research conducted by a group of U.K. and U.S. scientists and engineers says federal floodplains underestimates at-risk Americans by 27 million people.

By Danielle Ling | Updated on December 13, 2017
Scientists and engineers of the U.K. based group Fathom estimate that $5.5 trillion in assets and 40 million Americans are at-risk of flooding. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Research conducted by a team of U.S. and U.K. scientists and engineers suggests that U.S. federal flood maps underestimate the number of Americans at risk for flood by more than 27 million people.

Fathom, which presented its research at the 2017 American Geophysical Union Meeting on Dec. 11, claims its findings fill in “vast amounts of missing information” in current federal flood risk assessments.

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Danielle Ling

Danielle Ling

Danielle Ling is an experienced video journalist and business reporter. As associate editor, Danielle manages all multimedia and reports on industry news and risk-related coverage, managing all weather-related content. A University of Maryland and Philip Merrill College of Journalism alum, Danielle previously served as a video journalist for Verizon FiOS 1 News NJ, Push Pause. Connect with Danielle on LinkedIn or email her at [email protected].

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