Connecting the Dots: Flooding, Global Warming, Floodplain (Mis)Management, & National Legislation
The United States is getting more heavy storms and major floods these days. Global warming is partly to blame for these heavy rainfall events. Warmer air simply can hold more moisture, so heavier precipitation is expected in the years to come.
National Wildlife Federation will release “Increased Flooding Risk: Global Warming’s Wake-Up Call for Riverfront Communities,” a mini-report detailing:- How global warming has caused more heavy rainfall events
- America’s over-reliance on levees and other strategies for taming rivers
- Communities that are on the frontlines
- What must be done to confront the realities of global warming
Perspectives will be provided regarding the latest scientific research on global warming and flooding, the national flood insurance program, and recommendations for how to cope with projected changes and how to avoid the worst impacts of global warming.
Call 1-800-944-8766 pin 39227# just before 11 a.m. (Eastern)
Speakers- Dr. Amanda Staudt, climate scientist, National Wildlife Federation
- David Conrad, senior resource specialist, National Wildlife Federation, Conservation Programs
- Dr. Will Gosnold, University of North Dakota, professor of Geophysics, Chair of the Department of Geology and Geological Engineering
Dr. Staudt will talk about the latest science on heavy rainfall and increased flooding risk.
Mr. Conrad will talk about what needs to be fixed in national flood insurance program, so that we don’t make the situation even worse.
Dr. Gosnold will explain why flood protection plans should take the implications of more frequent and extreme floods into account, based on his more than 20 years of studying climate change.
Contact: Aileo Weinmann, National Wildlife Federation, 202-538-5038 cell, [email protected]