Summary
One in five residents and billions of dollars in assets are vulnerable to flooding. Climate change brings new vulnerabilities. This brief describes new tools and approaches that can reduce these risks.
This publication is part of a briefing kit that summarizes 13 of the state’s most pressing water management issues.
Topics
Floods Paying for Water Water Supply Water, Land & AirLearn More
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Floods in California
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Were December’s Coastal Floods a Harbinger of Things to Come?
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Making Sense of the Floods in San Diego
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Tropical Storm Hilary Wallops Southern California
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Fostering Fairness in Flood Risk Management
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Commentary: Catastrophic Floods and Breached Levees Reveal a Problem California Too Often Neglects
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A Conversation about Flood Risk with Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara
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Crisis Communication Suffers During Natural Disasters
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The Toll of the San Joaquin Valley Floods: “It’s Not Pretty”
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