Open AccessMillions More Americans Face Flood Risks Than Previously Thought
Author(s) -
Oliver Wing,
Paul Bates,
Chris Sampson,
Andrew Smith,
Joseph Fargione,
Kris Johnson
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2018eo106321
Subject(s) - face (sociological concept) , flood myth , internet privacy , history , business , political science , psychology , geography , computer science , sociology , archaeology , social science
A different modeling approach fills large gaps in the U.S. government's flood risk estimates, revealing previously overlooked at-risk areas often surrounding small flood-prone streams.