How do we cope with more floods? Here's what happens when the dam breaks
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Each year, flooding kills around 100 Americans and displaces some 75,000 from their homes. And as sea levels rise, storms dump more and more rain, and dams and levees continue aging and increasingly failing, the cost of flooding is increasing in communities all across the country. A recent study shows that, between 1988 and 2017, the average annual cost of flooding in the United States rose by $2.5 billion due to the intensification of precipitation alone. So what do we do?
Well, it’s not an easy question to answer. But there are many innovative solutions that communities are taking, from creating multi-use public green spaces such as parks and football fields that can absorb excess water, to restoring and preserving wetlands. In this episode of Weathered, we also explore cost-effective solutions that you can take to harden your home if you live in a flood prone area.
Weathered is a show hosted by meteorologist Maiya May and produced by Balance Media that helps explain the most common natural disasters, what causes them, how they’re changing, and what we can do to prepare.
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I like this series. It's the only one that pretty much says: "The climate crisis won't be dealt with, so here's how to survive best you can!"
yes. our leaders have left us to survive climate catastrophe that they caused, but we have each other.
That's because the "climate crisis" is bullshit propaganda meant to bring in global communism.
@@peterbelanger4094 Yes you right see StopTheCrime.net
Well they are not telling you about cloud nucleiation via more the Eddy Grand solar minimum cycle. Piggy backing on natural cycles is what they do best to dupe the masses.
@@peterbelanger4094 The world is bigger than your small uneducated bubble. Take a look at the drought in the west coast, frequency/intensity of tropical storms on the East coast, and rapidly rising temperatures in Phoenix, AZ and try again.
I used to live along Johnson Creek in Portland, Oregon. I was surprised that she mentioned the 1996 flood. I remember it. Fortunately, we lived on a hill. It was fun seeing where I used to live in the video.
I'm a City Council member in a rural community prone to flooding. At last night's Board of Equalization meeting we discussed the value of a property in the flood zone. Thanks for this interesting video, this highlights some important implications of climate change and what communities can do to protect themselves.
"board of equalization" would you describe that please?
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My guess is that it has something to do with taking money or property from some people and giving it to some other people. Probably by force or coercion. That is to say taxes. Or disguised taxes euphemistically called fees and surcharges.
It's not just the us either floods are becoming more prevalent in many areas with monsoons becoming more intense every year. We're living in a world with some regions flooding more and more while others are experiencing some of their worst drought's.
Not necessarily the monsoon (was a kinda average storm) but a few years ago we've had a massive flood that changes the flow of a lot of the river system in our province and damaged a several bridges and caused landslide that took multiple lives. We've had lots of strong typhoons before (including Haiyan) but nothing, in my 30 years of life or in the lives of my parents have we experienced something of that magnitude in our island. I don't think it is completely the weather's fault cause there has been plenty of development in our province these past 10 years but I think it did play a huge role in that particular event judging from the scope and the wide-range of devastation that time.
The weather is getting crazier and it's making more nervous each year. In the past 8 years, I've always dreaded typhoon season here. Our house is getting older and the weather is becoming more extreme.
We live in a relatively dry country, but these past years have been wack. A major river flooded so much that the sign literally warning against flood risk (on previously dry land) was underwater.
i’m from Louisiana and we had a flood in 2016 that officials said was a thousand year flood. i know hundreds of people who lost everything they owned in that flood.
Excellent profile pic. I need to do something similar.
Out of curiosity, would you say that the majority of people in your state understand the seriousness of climate change?
I was an ocean lifeguard for 4 years while in college.
I witnessed the power of water.
Dangerous when calm, deadly when angry.
Only our training and teamwork kept our visitors and ourselves alive.
Best summary I read recently was "If you pump more energy into an almost closed system, don't be surprised if that system behaves more energetically!"
That's not really the way to look at it though is it? We're not pumping more energy in. We're preventing energy (in the form of thermal infrared) from escaping. We're not turning up the gas. We're putting a lid on the pan. And if you put a lid on your pan then don't be surprised if your curry gets hotter.
@@ColaSpandex Nice analogy, and thank you for clarifying my thinking.
@@BytebroUK To be fair... The classic greenhouse analogy is probably the best. CO2 (which absorbs LWIR) doesn't trap heat in quite the same way as glass (which is more of a reflector at those wavelengths) but it's fairly close.
@@ColaSpandex Like the analogy. And also I was loose in my quote/paraphrase as it ought really to have been something more like "If a nearly closed systems has fewer or less efficient ways of losing energy, then..."
That can go for marriage as well
This is just the beginning folks! Prepare for Extreme Weather Events!
In 2013, Great Lakes water levels were at all time lows. In 2020 they were at all time highs. Level changes are natural occurrences. But these usually occur every 50-100 years. Not in just 7. And not THIS drastic.
You got to say if you are a logical person I think we passed the Tipping Point in climate change I think a lot of Americans are going to start calling a refugees from climate change and that damn reminds me of any infrastructure how come this country can't fix nothing right anymore we could only produce fake news the make the people feel that they are not fake don't tread on me I seen the flag God Bless America
@@edwardfranco5127 I just had a stroke trying to read your bizarre, nonsensical comment.
Man, I want her job. To let to people know about the climate and ways they can survive. She's cool and so is PBS Terra. Thank you so much!
Im form the Philippines and we really need BETTER planning
Definitely. Flooding and landslides are such a huge problem in the Philippines. Some weeks you get over 40cm of rain. Then you've got typhoons. The most powerful storms in the world often affect the Phil. It's a barrier to developing the economy! It also hurts farmers and rural folks who can't afford to lose what little they have 😔.
Poor guy! I'm sorry for his loss!
The great lakes region, east coast, etc. are being destroyed by torrential rainfall, meanwhile, in the west, we're desperate for it
I live an hour away from there! That’s crazy!
I’m here from Two Cents! But I’m also an environmental nerd, so I’m happy to find this. :)
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Love this series - it helps show how climate change is already affecting us today.
Have you ever thought about having an episode over the 2011 tornado season, or the snowfall in New England over the 2014-2015 winter? I'm sure both of those had climate change as a factor, as well!
Since the Portland's project's success, there have been several more smaller projects to turn gutters and street medians into natural flood resistance, especially downtown. My old neighborhood used to flood every year. It prevented me from getting to work and school frequently. But since the gutter project it's not nearly as bad.
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Having a dam with retaining walls made out of earth (2:30) seems like a disaster waiting to happen. That just seems like a structure that was destined to fail at some point. I assume it's built that way to cut costs, rather than having a concrete wall.
Even highways flood in the US. On I-270, I've seen it flood so much lately. They had to add more drains in the last 5 years.
I experienced high ground water flooding in Pullman, MI between 2008-2012-for four springs running. We did not have the kind of water seen here but even 24" of water for months and months at a time means, mold, damage, terrible stress and damage. I hope to never live through that again...NO INSURANCE coverage because we were not in a "flood zone." The solution was to "extend the drain" and that costs us $10,000 for our share of the county drain assessment. The same year my friends cottage flooded out in Newaygo, MI on the Muskegon River. They had damage, flood insurance and coverage but you still live through the stress, the months of rennovations and such. They sold immediately afterwards in order to not have to live through another flood. It is devestating.
I'd like to see a video about how different states are updating their building construction standards (such as, post hurricane sandy, NYC and NJ requiring electrical boxes to be on the 2nd floor when the building is in a floodplain).
*Evacuate before you’re told. Orders came too late for us
We need a water infrastructure program on the scale of national highways. We can do it and it will mitigate fires drought AND flooding.
On top of this, we need to invest in the science to process sea water into drinking water on a large scale. If there's gonna be more sea water, we might as well take advantage of that.
The host wow she is amazing so are the writers excellent
Scary business, indeed.
It seems that the whole dynamic around rainfall and run-off is changing.
Probably time to assess whether you are in a flood-prone area, and think about moving to higher ground.
Thanks for the episode.
and also make sure that the flood maps are accurate!! My brother lived on a lakefront and the government flood maps had his property listed as basically underwater when in fact, high water had never actually flooded the portion of the property where his house was situated. Fortunately, his daughter was experienced in dealing with such issues, and the maps were eventually corrected saving my brother a huge amount in insurance costs.
Lots of discussion about funding infrastructure recently, but I haven't seen any that talk about dams and levies.
This episode’s got me like “DAMN”
How could I check the flood insurance before moving into the region or area?
The bit about what to do if you live in a flood area could have really used a version where they also cover mobile homes, and other residential structures, especially the poorer ones.
What a great series. I'm surprised it doesn't have a gazillion views yet.
Just curious this was a series on flooding and amounts of rainfall being more than ever before. Some parts of the country are experiencing extremely bad droughts: Oregon, Nevada, California. Can’t some of these waters that are more than enough for some be transported by trucks to locations that need it?
They didn't learn from Obi Wan, they needed the high ground. In all seriousness, floods are awful.
This isn't taking into account poor water infiltration and low carbon in soils which is caused by bare ground in farmland, use of chemicals that kill soil life, and monoculture crops....among other things.
We need to act now!
Atmospheric Rivers burst tons of water onto a small area of land, creating floods that gush over dams.
Love my girl, maiya!
Drain the dams earlier and maintain lower water levels before the rainy season. Strengthen and increase the height of the dams
Thanks for translation of 7 Inches to cm ... Or it would have been hard to get scale for rest of world
Swamps are making a comeback.
Maiya's gorgeous!!! 😊😊😊
so weird seeing something so close to home on here
Nice well-informed video 👍
Damn... Dams... :(
Does this also mean that our freshwater supplies are being replenished more rapidly than predicted?
Great show.
Isn't it funny how people used to build structures that last thousands of years, and we can't even build a dam or a house to withstand heavy rain?
Great show. The presenter was cery professional
Can we some of that water in the south west
i dont think if im lucky or not. i live in oslo so floods are never an issue, its also cold so the earth warming up wont affect us much. we got fresh water due to rivers and electricity is not an issue since we got hydropower. i've never felt the impact on climate change
I can’t wait to see the episode on Ida and the northeast.
Geez
excellent episode
I remember when that flood happened, (I live in Michigan)
I am someone who lives in a place that's at risk of flooding. So does pretty much anyone I know.
Guess where I live xD
Great video!
mao najud ni atong g dangat.. mag ka dugay wa na lubog nata sa tubig...
Increase the height of residential property by government in flood prone areas by 30_40 % it would dent on budget but it would drop in ocean compared to global warming prevention at this juncture for these areas since each year these would pain points for the inhabitants
Let's figure out a way to divert water to the West. Update dams and levees and roads and bridges and improve American infrastructure.
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The city of Houston has entered the chat.
The Johnson Creek flood plain restored areas now have homeless population challenges. Hopefully the city can create permanent housing for these individuals and/or follow the lead of Japan or Finland to combat homelessness. No one likes driving along the freeways in the city as the homeless live in the open areas next to the freeways, leaving trash, needles, and other remnants of their temporary living areas. Crime has also increased significantly with the homeless population increase.
Yep, homelessness is a very serious problem in Portland and far beyond. Crime has increased in PDX in general but no more than in other cities of comparable size since the pandemic started. Boston is another example of a city that provides housing for people without it in a far more effective way than Portland.
The Portland Oregon story about reclaiming lowland as wetlands also puts water back into the aquifer renewing our subsurface water supply.
There's a large area in the UK that was drained and used as farmland for centuries, but they're letting a big part of it go back to marshland because of floods and erosion and sea level rise. That protects the rest of the farmland.
This video fails to address the most critical factor--- soil carbon. Reduced soil carbon in the form of topsoil is a big problem. Lack of soil carbon reduces soil porosity and permeation of water.
Change buying habits and buy from permaculturists and no-till farmers. Rebuilding soil carbon is the best and fastest way to solve our many climate problems.
What an awesome and terrible video. Thanks for the information. Poor guy. That's rough.
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From two cents!
Popular science covered floating, flood proof homes years ago.
The dams were designed to withstand much different climate? 1 degree Celsius change and the dam is not gonna make it? That's not how concrete works.
Post 10 won't let this stand ...
I wish Maiya wouldn't do that thing where she looks slightly off camera like she's on an album cover. It's, i dunno, a bit 'uncanny valley' or something. I assume it's a choice she or the director have made, but I'd sure prefer if she looked in the lens and addressed us directly.
It comes from reading a teleprompter. You just notice it more because she’s closer to the camera than a newsreader. And now I’ve pointed it out you’ll be seeing it absolutely everywhere.
If you live anywhere near a body of water, you should definitely own Flood Insurance... if you own the property. OR just not live there. 😌
Sometimes the problem is with insurance. Some companies don’t offer that kind of coverage because “you’re out of the risk zone”, or it counts as some other, special package instead of being included with what the basic coverage is. Always check to be sure exactly what kind of coverage you need, and what kind of coverage you actually have! Not just for floods- earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, fires, even crime damages!
It’s also good to know what coverage your renter’s policy has too. Not just tips for homeowners.
Companies can refuse to insure you if the risk of flood is very high.
@@greensteve9307 Perhaps, but Flood Insurance is typically backed by the U.S. government... for some reason. 😅
She’s soooo pretty I’m struggling with paying attention to the article…not her fault. I’m weak
WE gotta work together.
I want my freedom to be selfish with my foresight limited by unchallenged beliefs. MAFA - Make America Flood Again
Can we build a nation wide canal and damn system so we can shift water from flooded areas to drought areas? We have some of the smartest people in the world here in the us and a tax system with a huge budget. Why cant we shift some of that money to build something like this rather then so much on wars? Just a thought.
America under water means also Canada under water to.
The wet gets wetter the dry gets dryer
Fuses are not code when replacing. It must be breaker box. Huuduu
Build new structures out of floating concrete like floating cities and anchor them so they don't float away then the house will float rather than be destroyed.
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basically if we make the foundations of houses float then nothing will be destroyed when a flood happens and just temporary inability to go anywhere same for car storage put it on a floatable foundation
Flash floods get their name because the gather steam in a flash, so fast, they can carry away vehicles in a blink of a second.
I wish this isn't about America because some people don't understand that Climate Change is global.
If we can build pipe line for oil and gas why can’t we built a pipe for water clearly the east coast has more than enough water to go around unlike the arid and dry west coast
Ever heard of the Rocky Mountains lol
Cannot get flood insurance. Even though they live by a damn they cannot get flood insurance. That's almost as bad as insurance companies cancelling fire insurance in California. But just as bad as the fact many cannot get fire insurance anymore. By law, we HAVE to have car insurance, health insurance and homeowners insurance, yet, insurance companies don't have to offer it and to get them to pay out involves taking them to court and suing them. Seems insurance is a scam on federal levels.
This is what happens when all that water that was secured as ice is released into our ecosystem.
Stop developing with real state capital gains in mind and start developing real state with safety in mind
That's un-American lol
@@LisaBeergutHolst thats right
Fiero kit car at 0:14
8:58 Stop driving 5 point os like you have been for the last 100 years and double the price of gas
maybe don't build towns or cities below sea level... just a thought
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and still its "no , what climate change?"
Maybe they shouldn't be building homes where flooding can occur.
I mean, are people really surprised when a flood zone floods? It’s kind of in the name, and typically insurance companies either won’t insure the area or will charge exorbitant rates. Either don’t live there or expect flooding from time to time!
Do you honestly think that no one considered that? Most people only choose to live in a flood zone (or other bad area) because it’s cheaper and they don’t have funds to buy a home in a more expensive/ better location.. or they were born there and didn’t have a choice where their parents raise them..
These people aren’t idiots, they’re either unlucky gamblers (or their kids), they thought the climate would stay steady, but then it didn’t. x.x
City councilors let their developer buddies build new neighbourhoods there, and many people buy homes without realizing the risk. Bunch of scoundrels in my city filled in a swampy area and built a new subdivision. They ignored the engineers, geologists, environmentalists and local farmers. They didn't even let the ground settle enough and the concrete foundations are cracking and shifting. At the same time as that was being built, there was a rash of fires in an older subdivision that had been built on a former marshy area because the water level had risen, the ground had shifted and natural gas pipes were cracking under the strain. There are multiple levels of people who take the money and run, and let the costs fall on someone else.
@@maryanneslater9675 that’s horrible.. That should be illegal, scammers shouldn’t be getting the better goods/services, the people who had to actually worked to improve their communities deserve the better goods/services..
What should we build a dam out of? DIRT, can you imaging the cost savings?!!?! Genius!!! The whole lot of them!
Historically earthen dams have been the go-to for humanity. Many of the older dams and levees throughout the United States were built in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Generally people fail to address a problem until it actually starts harming people.
For example, if you have a small leak in your roof, you may place a bucket under the leak because you can go up on your roof while it is raining. Once it stops raining, you roof is no longer leaking, and it is no longer causing a problem
climate change brings these disasters more and more. how will we save our fellow humans? will we need to force the corporate polluters and government cowards to act?
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insurance money.
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Send the flood water to California. Everyone wins :-)
Sounds good; but only If California will pay for it and pray the water won’t evaporate on route to Cali.
Since you mentioned Greta, I went out and rolled a bit of coal with the old diesel and it was mint.
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