"Safe Development Paradox"
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How we classify flood risk may give developers and home buyers a false sense of security

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Federal Emergency Management Agency classifies flood areas based on their probability of flooding.
This classification system describes areas in terms of their likelihood of being flooded each year .
These classifications are then used to determine all kinds of regulatory requirements.
North Carolina State University study found 24% of all development occurs within 250 meters of a 100-year floodplain.
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