Flooding expected to cost U.S. billions as risks mount

Flooding — which has gotten increasingly severe in an era of extreme weather — costs the U.S. economy an estimated $179.8 to $496 billion per year in 2023 dollars, according to new data from Democrats on the Senate Joint Economic Committee

https://www.axios.com/2024/06/10/climate-change-economy-flooding

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