Millions Of U.S. Homes Face An Expensive Flooding Threat

3/8/21 by NPR

Episode: https://play.podtrac.com/npr-510351/edge1.pod.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/dailyscience/2021/03/20210308_dailyscience_rainelle.mp3?awCollectionId=510351&awEpisodeId=973956492&orgId=1&topicId=1007&d=882&p=510351&story=973956492&t=podcast&e=973956492&size=0&ft=pod&f=510351

More than 4 million U.S. homes face substantial risk of expensive flood damage, according to new research. On top of that, NPR climate reporter Rebecca Hersher found that communities where flood insurance is already unaffordable face potentially catastrophic damage — including to mental and physical health.