Coastal cities’ growing hurricane vulnerability is fed by both climate change and unbridled population growth

Photo caption: Members of the South Carolina’s Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team (SC-HART) perform rescue operations in Port Arthur, Texas, August 31, 2017. […] Multiple states and agencies nationwide were called to assist citizens impacted by the epic amount of rainfall in Texas and Louisiana from Hurricane Harvey. Photo credit: U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel J. Martinez via Wikimedia – Public Domain. Article by Wanyun Shao. The Conversation – September 11, 2024

Warm water in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico can fuel powerful hurricanes, but how destructive a storm becomes isn’t just about the climate and weather – it also depends on the people and property in harm’s way. In many coastal cities, fast population growth has left more people living in areas at high risk of flooding. […]

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