A recent study by CoreLogic finds that over the next 25 years, cities like Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco will face increased flood risks, surpassing wildfire risks. Coastal and urban areas, previously safer from flooding, will see significant vulnerabilities as wildfires eliminate vegetation that typically absorbs water. By 2050, flood risk assessments predict a surge, with Los Angeles most impacted. This shift in risk is compounded by climate change, leading to rising insurance costs and declining populations in affected regions. The study sheds light on a dangerous cycle inherent to California's shifting climate landscape.
The fires in Los Angeles this January followed two years of wet winters which encouraged the vegetation growth that became wildfire fuel, making them more vulnerable to flood.
This cycle is one that repeats itself across California, but each area of the state faces a different level of risk. And that risk is not trivial.
Now, the metro's burned areas lack the vegetation that can absorb water, making them more vulnerable to flood.
By 2050, flood risk is expected to exceed fire risk in these areas, as flood risk is worsened by the destruction from wildfires.
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