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Justin Jacques
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News Editor, Water Environment & Technology
United States
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By Justin Jacques Verified|Water Environment FederationOver half of the U.S. by area— nearly 485 million ha (1.2 billion ac) — consists of farmland, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Although this land is vital to the U.S food supply and economy, it also represents a significant source of water pollution.
By Justin Jacques Verified|Water Environment FederationNew York City experienced approximately USD $19 billion in damage and lost economic activity following Hurricane Sandy in 2012. The storm forced thousands of residents to evacuate from flooded homes, overwhelmed subway tunnels, and plunged much of Manhattan into darkness.
By Justin Jacques Verified|Water Environment FederationMedia reports often assert that increasingly intense flooding will “swallow millions of U.S. acres within decades” and “erase cities by 2050,” among other alarming predictions. However, many such articles cover modeling studies that make an outdated assumption, argue authors of a recent research letter published in the journal Earth’s Future: that floodwaters spread out over coastal and inland areas at a level, uniform depth regardless of topographical features or flood-control infrastructure.
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