Advertisement

Outdated FEMA Flood Maps Don't Account For Climate Change

Cattle had to be driven through the waters of a flooded road and then trucked to higher ground on Aug. 16 in Sorrento, La. About a third of the flooding in the state last month occurred outside the local flood plain. (Getty Images)
Cattle had to be driven through the waters of a flooded road and then trucked to higher ground on Aug. 16 in Sorrento, La. About a third of the flooding in the state last month occurred outside the local flood plain. (Getty Images)

Advertisement

More from WBUR

Listen Live
Close