Mind the Gaps :Accounting for Present and Future Flood Risk
Channel: MetcalfInstitute
Date: 15/06/2022

More than half of flood risk in the U.S. is unmapped, but new technologies are making it possible for researchers to update flood maps. In this video, Dr. Oliver Wing describes future projections that show rising costs, disproportionate economic burdens within Black communities, and the urgent need for adaptation policies at local and national levels.

This video was part of the University of Rhode Island Metcalf Institute's 25th Annual Public Lecture Series. The series speakers explore the causes and consequences of coastal and inland flooding, including how climate change is affecting flooding, the inequitable impacts of flood events, and how communities are taking action.