• Rodeo@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Most towns are already built on flood plains because historically it was good farmland. Look at the Fraser Valley in BC. Nearly two million people all living on one big flood plain.

    Look at the towns around you. Are they built in a wide, flat bottom valley? That’s probably a flood plain. Every town I can think of around me is built in the valley bottom first, then only goes up the hills as development grows over time.

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      1 year ago

      That’s a good point. Maybe subsidized insurance should be available for existing developed areas. But should we subsidize new sprawl in flood plains? It’s also a vicious cycle because the more wet land we pave, the worse flooding risk is for everyone.