Building in Disaster-Prone Areas, Not More Extreme Weather, Causes Rising Losses
By
H. Sterling Burnett -
February 8, 2021 0
Columbia University is promoting claims that climate change is putting more Americans at risk to weather disasters, but the reality is there are more disaster damages because more people are building in disaster-prone areas.
In the story, “Increasing Numbers of U.S. Residents Live in High-Risk Wildfire and Flood Zones. Why?,†Columbia University says, “In the past 20 years, flood-related disasters have cost the United States more than $845 billion in damages to homes, offices, and other infrastructure.â€
Columbia then claims between 13 million and 41 million people face a 1-percent or greater risk of having their homes or business flooded in any given year. Columbia also claims millions of additional people are at risk of having their homes or businesses impacted by wildfires in any given year.
https://climaterealism.com/2021/02/building-in-disaster-prone-areas-not-more-extreme-weather-causes-rising-losses/
