WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is planning to develop a new database aimed at providing more precise locations of flash flooding risks.
This initiative comes in response to a study that found nearly half of the buildings that flooded in North Carolina over the past two decades were outside of FEMA’s designated hazard zones.
The study highlights a significant gap in current flood risk assessments, as evidenced by the unexpected flooding of a summer camp in Texas under similar circumstances.
The development of a new database could potentially improve flood risk predictions and help prevent future unexpected flood damage.
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