Sinking Land and Climate Change Are Worsening Tidal Floods on the Texas Coast

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.

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