Technology
In this episode of our Climate Risk podcast series, hosted by Brad Hurley, senior communications consultant at ICF, a leading climate expert discusses how floodplain maps alone may misrepresent accurate flood risk, and how climate change and access to flood risk information affects property values.The conversation with Miyuki Hino, Ph.D., assistant professor at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, environmental science, covers topics such as:The effect flood risk information has on residential property values in the United StatesHow property valuations will shift as flood hazards expand due to climate changeWhy it’s important to consider floodplain maps when purchasing a property and how to distinguish between historical flood data and actual flood riskHow the government could play more of a role in conveying accurate flood risk to buyers