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Related: About this forumIn 8 States, Where Is New Construction Growing Fastest? Why, In Flood Zones, Of Course!!
In many coastal states, flood-prone areas have seen the highest rates of home construction since 2010, a study found, suggesting that the risks of climate change have yet to fundamentally change peoples behavior.
The study, by Climate Central, a New Jersey research group, looked at the 10-year flood risk zone the area with a 10 percent chance of flooding in any given year and estimated the zones size in 2050. Then the group counted up homes built there since 2010, using data from Zillow, a real estate company.
For eight states, including Connecticut, Rhode Island, Mississippi and South Carolina, the percentage increase in homes built in the flood zone exceeded the rate of increase in the rest of the state.
There are many reasons construction persists despite the danger. In some cases its urban sprawl, in others its a desire among government officials for property-tax revenues. But whatever the reason, this kind of building activity will come back and bite, said Benjamin Strauss, president and chief scientist of Climate Central, which produces and publishes research on the effects of global warming.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/31/climate/climate-change-new-homes-flooding.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fclimate&action=click&contentCollection=climate®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=sectionfront
pwb
(11,261 posts)New construction is elevated above the flood plain. Some houses have been raised.
watoos
(7,142 posts)watoos
(7,142 posts)must have flood plain ordinances that don't have burdensome building restrictions. I would think that flood insurance would be high.