Extreme flooding, drought is making risk management difficult and ineffective, researchers say

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Risk management strategies for floods and drought may not reduce the effects of unprecedented extreme weather events as they become more frequent due to climate change, researchers are warning.

August 03, 2022, 11:13 AMHomes along Gross Loop off of KY-15 are flooded with water from the North Fork of the Kentucky River in Jackson, Ky., July 28, 2022.Risk management strategies for floods and drought may not reduce the effects ofas they become more frequent due to climate change, researchers are warning.

The researchers analyzed a dataset of 45 pairs of flood or drought events that occurred in the same area at different time points -- about 16 years apart on average -- and found that, in general, risk management reduced the impact of floods and drought.

 

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