A ‘worrying confluence’ of flood risk, social vulnerability and climate change denial

Two heatmaps of the United States—one showing prevalence of climate change skepticism in red and the other showing flooding risk in blue—combine to make a third map where regions are colored in one of 16 possibilities. The darkest purple regions, notably in Appalachia, reveal where there is high flood risk and climate change skepticism.

In certain parts of the United States, especially Appalachia, New England and the Northwest, the ability of residents to prepare for and respond to flooding is being undercut on three different levels.

University of Michigan News