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Racist Zoning Practices Are So Prevalent, 'You Can Even See It in the Flood Data'

Houses are surrounded by flood waters after Hurricane Delta passed through the area on Oct. 10, 2020 near Lake Charles, Louisiana. (Photo: Chandan Khanna, Getty Images)
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There’s no question that flooding is becomingworse due to the climate crisis pushing up our sea levels and making heavy downpours more common. But the risk doesn’t affect us all equally. A report released by the real estate brokerage firm Redfin this week shows that formerly redlined areas are more vulnerable to the threat of floods. ....

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Racism and Redlining Can Be Seen 'in the Flood Data'

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Houses are surrounded by flood waters after Hurricane Delta passed through the area on Oct. 10, 2020 near Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Photo: Chandan Khanna (Getty Images)
There’s no question that flooding is becomingworse due to the climate crisis pushing up our sea levels and making heavy downpours more common. But the risk doesn’t affect us all equally. A report released by the real estate brokerage firm Redfin this week shows that formerly redlined areas are more vulnerable to the threat of floods.
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Redlining was a discriminatory lending practice in the 1930s, wherein house appraisers mapped cities for the federal Homeowners’ Loan Corporation with different colored lines to indicate how desirable areas were to live in. Neighborhoods deemed “best” or “still desirable” were marked with green and blue lines, respectively. Those considered “definitely declining” were marked in yellow, and zones declared “hazardous” overwh ....

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Race influences flood risk behaviors

Race influences flood risk behaviors
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