Over two-million acres of floodplain development occurred in U.S. in last two decades, study finds
A nationwide analysis of community-level floodplain development found that over two-million acres of floodplain were developed over the past two decades across the United States, with roughly half of all new floodplain housing built in Florida. These findings from scientists at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science provide new … Read more
