Atlanta Office Managing Partner. Environmental partner & lawyer at Akerman LLP practicing in the Southeast U.S.
This is both a nuanced and significant change in some states, including in the South & Southeast, requiring disclosures by certain real property owners of past flooding events/claims in connection with real estate transactions -- in responding to climate trends & flooding events. This is something to watch on the climate side, with important implications for property transactions.
It is beginning to dawn on people that before you buy a property you would be wise to you find out what climate change is going to do to that property. Here is some possibly useful information that may help.
Is it possible to develop new "sponge" bioregions to capture some of the water? Potential water pipelines to replenish ground water and export surplus water to drought regions?
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Since 2013, Toronto has worked to become more flood-resistant, but climate change is outpacing our efforts. It's super-sizing many of our weather extremes, including making heavy downpours more frequent and much more severe. The massive flooding occurring today across the city makes it clear: our infrastructure was designed for a planet that no longer exists. I mean ... not even Drake's place is safe! https://lnkd.in/eFpYNHiY https://lnkd.in/ehcu-AJy
The changing disclosure policies come at a time when scientists say the nation’s coastlines will experience as much sea level rise in the coming few decades as they have over the past century. They also have documented how the warming atmosphere is creating more powerful storms and more torrential and damaging rainfalls, which already are inundating communities where aging infrastructure was built for a different era and a different climate.
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Want to know what rising sea levels look like in current, real-time? Check out this article in the Washington Post where cameras in a coastal town in North Carolina capture how the city's streets get flooded in a matter of hours. And this is on a NO storm day! A new norm? It will be for many of us. How will we adapt? How soon will we recognize that we must take serious action? Climate change is here, let's act like it! #climatechangeisreal #risingseas #sealevelrise #climatechange https://lnkd.in/eCTEVKfr
In 2023, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported that severe weather and climate disasters caused $95.1 billion in damages, proving that resilient infrastructure and strong building codes are key to mitigating risk.
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As we watch the devastating effects of Helene in far inland areas, are you aware how much of DC is at risk to floodwaters? Your house? And more than that--with the effects of climate change, areas far inland from what looks "safe" on flood maps may very well not be. As a 2018 NCPC report states: "Section 44 of the Code of Federal Regulations states that FIRM 'revisions cannot be made based on the effects of proposed projects or future conditions.' Planners and facility managers often use FIRMs to evaluate flood risks for long-term investments, which can be problematic because this assumes that historic and existing data (used in the creation of FIRMs) is a good predictor of the future, a concept often referred to as stationarity."
Climate risks are increasing faster than our investment in climate adaptation - communities and businesses are becoming more vulnerable and less resilient. Needs existing flood defences to be properly maintained and more investment, including in #NatureBasedSolutions #ClimateChange #ClimateRisk #ClimateAdaptation
Climate change is real and having dramatic effects on more people's lives. The BBC warned British residents about the potential for more homes being at risk of flooding. Hopefully more individuals are sensing the dangers and moving from the most likely sites to be affected by flooding, forest fires, etc. #environmentdisasters #climatechange #extremeflooding #citizenaction #insurance https://lnkd.in/eSvyH7xd
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Is climate change a reality or a hoax? Heavy rainfall in Florida. as in many tropical locations, is nothing new, but the intensity of this storm, 12 inches or close to 1 metre in one day, is not normal. Sadly, the frequency and severity of weather phenomena is occuring more and more often, and, thus, should be taken more serious, by society, than it has been. https://lnkd.in/dbzkHXwN
Anabela Bonada, PhD contributed to an article for the National Post, recommending Five simple actions to protect your home from flooding and water damage. Anabela Bonada, managing director of climate science at the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation, University of Waterloo, recommends five simple actions to help prevent flooding as a first line of defence against heavy rainfall. “Make sure to implement as many preventative measures as possible to increase the resilience of your home to flooding,” says Bonada. Read the article here: https://lnkd.in/gUcsNGR3
