Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEMInteresting read.
It screams #SocialVulnerability to me, and with that, I feel compelled to say that "social vulnerability" is so much more than people who don't speak English. There are reams of research out there about social vulnerability, and it gives #emergencymanagement planners numerous new ways to think about #risk and #preparedness. Check it out!
https://phys.org/news/2023-04-historic-fort-lauderdale-comea.html
Historic flooding in Fort Lauderdale was a sign of things to come—a look at who is most at risk and how to prepare
When a powerful storm flooded neighborhoods in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in April with what preliminary reports show was 25 inches of rain in 24 hours, few people were prepared. Even hurricanes rarely drop that much rain in one area that fast. Residents could do little to stop the floodwater as it spread over their yards and into their homes.