This article discusses how flooding will increasingly occur in Texas because of climate change. More than 10,000 homes along the Texas coast will flood at least 26 times a year by 2045, researchers say.
A new study by the Union of Concerned Scientists has quantified the economic hit tidal flooding will bring to coastal towns. In Texas, researchers expect that by 2045, 10,000 homes worth a total of $2.2 billion along the coast will be chronically inundated — that is, flooded at least 26 times a year. These properties are home to about 18,000 people who contribute $38 million in taxes annually. Tidal flooding also puts about 1,500 commercial properties worth $376 million at risk in Texas, the study found.