Climate change is raising the risk of dangerous flooding, especially in coastal communities. For some towns on the Jersey Shore, the most practical solution is raising homes off the ground.

Climate change has made extreme rainfall more common and more intense. But many flood risk maps have yet to catch up.

This is why climate change’s effect on precipitation is not as simple as just "more rain"- it’s the timing and intensity of rainfall that can result in extreme flooding events.

The catastrophic Durban floods of April 2022, which claimed 544 lives and displaced tens of thousands, were made significantly worse by climate change, a new study led by Wits University has confirmed ...

How Risk From Climate Change Will Reshape Flood Insurance In N.H. and New England New Hampshire Public Radio | By Annie Ropeik Published April 22, 2021 at 12:39 PM EDT ...